INTERNAL MIGRATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN GERMANY - AN ANGLO-IRISH PERSPECTIVE

The paper analyzes the effect on the migration rate of a number of lab our market variables; in particular, relative wage levels and growth r ates, and the relative unemployment rates in the home and foreign coun try. We study the Ireland-U.K. migration rate and use the estimates to predict migration between the two parts of unified Germany. We conclu de that magnitudes of unemployment differences and wage differentials are such that currently observed substantial migration flows will not slow down for the forseeable future.