Research

Although our main focus is on economics, our collaborative teams are often international and multidisciplinary, drawing upon political science, law, sociology, geography, social psychology and anthropology to explain economic forces and behaviors. Some projects are initiated by our staff or individual fellows, while others are commissioned or funded by foundations or the government. Together with our partner organizations, we conduct research in the following areas of economics:

  • Migration
  • Evaluation of Labor Market Programs
  • Labor Markets, Institutions and Development
  • Macroeconomic Analysis, Business Cycle Measurement and Forecasting
  • International Economics
  • Public Economics
  • Energy, Transportation, Environment
  • Information Society and Competition
  • Innovation, Manufacturing, Service
  • Political Economy
  • Health

DIW DC Special Report: Face to Face with the Financial Crisis: The U.S. Presidential Election from a Transnational Perspective

Publications by DIW DC Staff
 

Discussion Papers

 

“Ethnicity, Job Search and Labor Market Reintegration of the Unemployed,” (A.F. Constant with M. Kahanec, U. Rinne and K.F. Zimmermann), IZA DP 4660, submitted

 

“Brainy Africans in Fortress Europe: For Money or Colonial Vestiges?” (A.F. Constant with B.N. Tien), IZA DP 4615, submitted

 

“Circular Migration: Counts of Exits and Years Away from the Host Country,” (A. Constant with K.F. Zimmermann), IZA DP 2999, submitted, under review

 

 

Refereed Journals

 

“Ethnosizing Immigrants,” Journal of Economic and Behavioral Organization, (A.F. Constant with L. Gataullina and K.F. Zimmermann), 2009, 69/3, 274-287

 

“Work and Money: Payoffs by Ethnic Identity and Gender,” Research in Labor Economics, (A.F. Constant with K.F. Zimmermann), 2009, 29, 3-30

 

“Businesswomen in Germany and their Performance by Ethnicity: It Pays to be Self-employed” International Journal of Manpower, (A.F. Constant) 2009, 30/1-2, 145-162

 

 “Ethnic Identity and Immigrant Homeownership,” Urban Studies, (A. Constant with R. Roberts and K.F. Zimmermann), 2009, 46/9, 1879-1898

 

“Attitudes Towards Immigrants, Other Integration Barriers, and their Veracity,” International Journal of Manpower, (A. Constant with M. Kahanec and K.F. Zimmermann), 2009, 30/1-2, 5-14

 

“Naturalization Proclivities, Ethnicity and Integration,” International Journal of Manpower, (A. Constant with K.F. Zimmermann and L. Gataullina), 2009, 30/1-2, 70-82

 

 “Measuring Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Economic Behavior,” Journal of the European Economic Association, (A. Constant with K.F. Zimmermann), 2008, 6/2-3, 424-433

 

“The Gender Gap Reloaded: Are School Characteristics Linked to Labor Market Performance?” Social Science Research, (A. Constant with S. Konstantopoulos), 2008, 37/2, 374-385

 

“Native-Migrant Differences in Risk Attitudes,” Applied Economics Letters, (A. Constant with H. Bonin, K. Tatsiramos, and K.F. Zimmermann), January 29, 2008, iFirst, 1-6, 2009, 16, 1581-1586

 

“Human Capital and Ethnic Self-identification of Immigrants,” Economics Letters, (A. Constant with L. Gataullina, L. Zimmermann, and K.F. Zimmermann), 2008, 98/3, 235-239

 

“Ethnic Self-identification of First-Generation Immigrants,” International Migration Review, (A. Constant with L. Zimmermann, and K.F. Zimmermann), 2007, 41/3, 769-781

 

“What Makes an Entrepreneur and Does it Pay? Native Men, Turks, and Other Migrants in Germany,” International Migration, (A. Constant with Y. Shachmurove and K.F. Zimmermann), 2007, 45/4, 69-98

 

 

Edited Journal Volumes and Special Issues

 

Ethnicity and Labor Market Outcomes, editor of the series Research in Labor Economics, (A.F. Constant with K. Tatsiramos and K.F. Zimmermann). Emerald, UK. Special Issue Vol. 29, 2009

 

Migration, Ethnicity and Identity in Host Labor Markets, editor of special issues of the Journal of International Manpower (A.F. Constant with M. Kahanec and K.F. Zimmermann). Emerald Vol. 30, Issue 1/2, 2009

 

 

Book Chapters

 

“Migration, Ethnicity and Economic Integration,” in International Handbook of Economic Integration, M.N. Jovanovic, editor, (A.F. Constant with K.F. Zimmermann). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2010, forthcoming

 

“Where do the Brainy Italians Go?” in The Labour Market Impact of the EU Enlargement: A New Regional Geography of Europe? F. Caroleo and F. Pastore, editors, (A.F. Constant with E. D’Agosto). 2010, forthcoming

 

“Cultural Integration in Germany,” in Cultural Integration in Europe. A. Bisin, A. Manning and T. Verdier, editors, (A.F. Constant with O. Nottmeyer and K.F. Zimmermann). CEPR, Oxford University Press, 2010, forthcoming

 

 

Other Publications and Reports

 

“Reforming Sickcare or Creating Healthcare? An Analysis of Healthcare Reform and Impacts on the Labor Market,” (A. Xidous), Essay in DIW DCSynopsis, Fall 2009

 

“Face to Face with the Financial Crisis: The U.S. Presidential Election from a Transnational Perspective,” (A.F. Constant with K.F. Zimmermann), DIW Weekly Report, 2009, No. 1

 

“Im Angesicht der Krise: US-Praesidentschaftswahlen in transnationaler Sicht” [Face to Face with the Financial Crisis: The U.S. Presidential Election from a Transnational Perspective], (A. Constant with K.F. Zimmermann), DIW-Wochenbericht, 2008, No. 44

 

“Integration von Migranten: Ethnische Identitaet bestimmt oekonomischen Erfolg” [Immigrant Integration: Ethnic Identity Affects Economic Success], (A. Constant with K.F. Zimmermann), DIW-Wochenbericht, 2008, No. 42

 

“The Financial Crisis: A Roadmap to Rescuing a Faltering Economy,” (A. Constant with K.F. Zimmermann), Essay in DIW DC- Annual Report, 2008

 

“Integration of Immigrants: Ethnic Identity Affects Economic Success,” (A. Constant with K.F. Zimmermann), Essay in DIW DC- Annual Report, 2007

 

“Study on the Social and Labour Market Integration of Ethnic Minorities.” Report for the High Level Advisory Group on Social and Labour Market Integration of Ethnic Minorities and the European Commission (A. Constant with D.J. DeVoretz, et al.), Report No. 16, Bonn 2007 (166 pages)

 

“Reformbedarf der Immigrationspolitik in den USA” [Needed Reforms of the US Immigration Policy], (A. Constant with A. Uhlendorff), DIW-Wochenbericht, 2007, No. 50