Refereed Publications

   "Longing for Which Home: A Global Analysis of the Determinants of Aspirations to Stay, Return or Migrate Onwards," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, (w. E. Bekaert, K. Foubert, I. Ruyssen). 2024, 219/3, 564-587
   "Ethnic Spatial Dispersion and Immigrant Identity,” Chinese Journal of Economics and Business, (w. S. Schueller, K.F. Zimmermann). 2023, 1-26
Discussed in IZANewsRoom https://newsroom.iza.org/en/archive/research/ethnic-segregation-boon-or-bane-for-cultural-integration/
   "Self-Selection in Physical and Mental Health among Older Intra-European Migrants," The Journal of the Economics of Aging, (w. N. Milewski). 2021, 19/2, 1-41
Discussed in ETH, Zurich, The Economists Voice https://www.oekonomenstimme.org, March 18, 2021
   "Return, Circular, and Onward Migration Decisions in a Knowledge Society," in The Economic Geography of Cross-Border Migration, K. Kourtit, B. Newbold, P. Nijkamp, M. Partridge (eds). Invited. The Regional Science Academy. Springer: DE, 2021, Chapter 7, 133-156
   "Time-Space Dynamics of Return and Circular Migration: Theories and Evidence," in The Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, K.F. Zimmermann (ed). Invited. Springer Nature: DE, 2020, 1-40
   "Internal and External Migration Patterns in the U.S. and EU," in Choices and Change in European and American Welfare State Reform, Cordes, J. and Toft, C. (eds). Invited, OUP: the UK, 2019, forthcoming
   "A “Healthy Immigrant Effect” or a “Sick Immigrant Effect”? Selection and Policies Matter," The European Journal of Health Economics, (w. T. García-Muñoz, S. Neuman, and T. Neuman). 2018, 19/1, 103-121
   ""Ethnic Diversity and Well-Being," Journal of Population Economics, (w. A. Akay, C. Giulietti, and M. Guzi). 2017, 30/1, 265-306
Discussed in Population Europe, 03/06/2017, http://population-europe.eu/pop-digest/ germans-wellbeing-boosted-ethnic-diversity
   "Challenged by Migration: Europe’s Options," [Le défi des migrations: Quelles options pour l’Europe?] Revue d'Economie Financière, (w. K.F. Zimmermann). Invited. 2017, 125/1, 195-207
   "Reservation Wages of First and Second-Generation Migrants," Applied Economics Letters, (w. A. Krause, U. Rinne, and K.F. Zimmermann). 2017, 24/13, 945-949
   "The Healthy Immigrant Paradox and Health Convergence," Journal of International Comparisons – CESifo. 2017, 15/3, 20-26
   "The Economic Burden of Hypertension," in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, Andreadis, E.A. (ed), (w. E.V. Geladari and C.V. Geladari). Invited, Chapter 21, Springer: the UK, 2016, 351-360
   "Diaspora Economics: New Perspectives," International Journal of Manpower, (w. K.F. Zimmermann). Lead Article. 2016, 37/7, 1110-1135
   "Building Migration Economics," in The Foundations of Migration Economics, Constant, A.F. and Zimmermann, K.F. (eds), (w. K.F. Zimmermann). Oxford University Press: the UK, 2016, forthcoming
   "Towards a New European Refugee Policy that Works," Journal of International Comparisons – CESifo, (w. K.F. Zimmermann). 2016, 14/4, 2-8
   "Ethnic Identity and Work," in the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, Wright, J.D. Editor-in-Chief. Invited. Elsevier Limited: Oxford, UK, 2015, 106-112
   "The Impact of Immigration on the Well-Being of Natives," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, (w. A. Akay and C. Giulietti). 2014, 103, 72-92
Discussed in the German Press the Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung, section Wirtschaft, August 3, 2012 as "Zuwanderung macht die Deutschen gluecklicher"
In the Belgian Press La Libre Belgique, August 20, 2012 as "Une immigration un peu trop rose"
   "Self-employment against Employment or Unemployment: Markov Transitions across the Business Cycle," Eurasian Business Review, (w. K.F. Zimmermann). 2014, 4/1, 1-37
   "An Economic Analysis of Immigration," in Public Economics in the United States: How the Federal Government Analyzes and Influences the Economy, Payson, S. (ed). Invited. ABC-CLIO, Inc.: Santa Barbara, 2014, Vol. II, Chapter 19, 473-506
   "Do Migrants Take the Jobs of Native Workers?" in the IZA World of Labor. Invited. Bloomsbury Publishing: the UK, May 2014
Discussed in the Washington Post, May 6, 2014 : http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/05/06/immigration-helps-american-workers-the-definitive-argument/
In the Huffington Post, August 26, 2015, in German (http://www.huffingtonpost.de/../../amelie-constant/einwanderer-arbeitsplaetze-wegnehmen_b_8036754.html) and
in English, August 27, 2015 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amelie-constant/5-reasons-why-immigrants-_b_8036814.html)
   "China’s Overt Economic Rise and Latent Human Capital Investment: Achieving Milestones and Competing for the Top," Journal of Contemporary China, (w. B.N. Tien, K.F. Zimmermann and J. Meng). Lead Article. 2013, 22/79, 109-130
Discussed in the Business Magazine of the German Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong and German Industry and Commerce GC.comm, Issue III, 2012 as "The Chinese Labour Market: Ready for the New Economy?"          
   Frontier Issues in Migration Research," in the International Handbook on the Economics of Migration, Constant, A.F. and Zimmermann, K.F. (eds), (w. K.F. Zimmermann). EE Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, 2013, Introduction/Preface, 1-9
   "Labour Market Information for Migrants and Employers: The Case of Germany," in Improving Access to Labour Market Information for Migrants and Employers, Desiderio, M.V. and Schuster, A. (eds), (w. U. Rinne). Invited. IOM Publishing: Brussels, 2013, 57-86
Reprint: IZA Report No. 50, February 2013
   "Immigrants, Ethnic Identities and the Nation-State," in the International Handbook on the Economics of Migration, Constant, A.F. and Zimmermann, K.F. (eds), (w. K.F. Zimmermann). EE Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, 2013, Chapter 14, 259-275
   Migration and Ethnicity: An Introduction," in the International Handbook on the Economics of Migration, Constant, A.F. and Zimmermann, K.F. (eds), (w. K.F. Zimmermann). EE Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, 2013, Chapter 1, 13-35
An updated reprint of: "Migration, Ethnicity and Economic Integration," in International Handbook of Economic Integration, Jovanovic, M.N. (ed), (w. K.F. Zimmermann). EE Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, 2011, Vol. III, Chapter 7, 145-168
   "The Economics of Circular Migration," in the International Handbook on the Economics of Migration, Constant, A.F. and Zimmermann, K.F. (eds), (w. O. Nottmeyer, and K.F. Zimmermann). Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, 2013, Chapter 3, 55-74
   "Ethnic Persistence, Assimilation and Risk Proclivity," IZA Journal of Migration, (w. H. Bonin, K. Tatsiramos, and K.F. Zimmermann). 2012, 1/5, 1-16
   "The Russian-Ukrainian Earnings Divide," Economics of Transition, (w. M. Kahanec and K.F. Zimmermann). Lead Article. 2012, 20/1, 1-35
   "The Dynamics of Repeat Migration: A Markov Chain Analysis," International Migration Review, (w. K.F. Zimmermann). Lead Article. 2012, 46/2, 361-387
   "Cultural Integration in Germany," in Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe, Algan, Y., Bisin, A., Manning, A., and Verdier, T. (eds), (w. O. Nottmeyer and K.F. Zimmermann). Invited. CEPR, Oxford University Press: UK, 2012, Chapter 3, 69-124
   "Sizing it Up: Labor Migration Lessons of the EU Expansion to 27," in European Migration and Asylum Policies: Coherence or Contradiction, Gortázar, C., Parra, C., Segaert, B. and Timmerman, C. (eds). Invited Keynote. Uitgeverij Bruylant, Gent: Belgium, 2012, 49-77
   "Germany’s Immigration Policy and Labor Shortages," in Labour Shortages and Migration Policy, A. Platonova and G. Urso (eds), (w. B.N. Tien). Invited. IOM Publishing: Brussels, October 2012, 89-96
Reprint : IZA Report No. 41, October 2011
   "Circular and Repeat Migration: Counts of Exits and Years Away from the Host Country," Population Research and Policy Review, (w. K.F. Zimmermann). Lead Article. 2011, 30/4, 495-515
   "The Russian-Ukrainian Political Divide," Eastern European Economics, (w. M. Kahanec and K.F. Zimmermann). 2011, 49/6, 103-115
   "Ethnicity, Job Search and Labor Market Reintegration of the Unemployed," International Journal of Manpower, (w. M. Kahanec, U. Rinne, and K.F. Zimmermann). 2011, 32/7, 753-776
   "Economic Preferences and Attitudes of the Unemployed: Are Natives and Second Generation Migrants Alike?" International Journal of Manpower, (w. A. Krause, U. Rinne, and K.F. Zimmermann). 2011, 32/7, 825-851
   "Migration, Ethnicity and Economic Integration," in International Handbook of Economic Integration, Jovanovic, M.N. (ed), (w. K.F. Zimmermann). Invited. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, 2011, Vol. III, Chapter 7, 145-168
   "An Expert Stakeholder’s View on European Integration Challenges," in Ethnic Diversity in European Labor Markets: Challenges and Solutions, Kahanec, M. and Zimmermann, K.F. (eds), (w. M. Kahanec and K.F. Zimmermann). Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, 2011, 31-54
   "Where do the Brainy Italians Go?" in The Labour Market Impact of the EU Enlargement, Caroleo, F.E. and Pastore, F. (eds), (w. E. D’Agosto). Invited. Physica-Verlag Heidelberg: DE, 2010, 247-271
   "Germany: Labor Market Integration of Immigrants," in Migration, Employment and Labour Market Integration Policies in the European Union. Part 1: Migration and the Labour Markets in the European Union (2000-2009), A. Platonova and G. Urso (eds), (w. B.N. Tien and A. Xidous). Invited. IOM Publishing: Belgium, 2010, 125-135
   "Germany: Policies About the Labor Markets," in Migration, Employment and Labour Market Integration Policies in the European Union. Part 2: Labour Market Integration Policies in the European Union (2000-2009), A. Platonova and G. Urso (eds), (w. B.N. Tien, and A. Xidous). Invited. IOM Publishing: Belgium, 2010, 99-106
   "Businesswomen in Germany and their Performance by Ethnicity: It Pays to be Self-employed," International Journal of Manpower. 2009, 30/1-2, 145-162
   "Ethnic Identity and Immigrant Homeownership," Urban Studies, (w. R. Roberts and K.F. Zimmermann). 2009, 46/9, 1879-1898
   "Ethnosizing Immigrants," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, (w. L. Gataullina and K.F. Zimmermann). 2009, 69/3, 274-287
Reprint : in Recent Developments in the Economics of International Migration, Chiswick, B.R. and Miller, P. (eds). Edward Elgar: London, UK, 2012, Chapter 26, 274-287
   "Work and Money: Payoffs by Ethnic Identity and Gender," Research in Labor Economics, (w. K.F. Zimmermann). 2009, 29, 3-30
   "Attitudes Towards Immigrants, Other Integration Barriers, and their Veracity," International Journal of Manpower, (w. M. Kahanec and K.F. Zimmermann). 2009, 0/1-2, 5-14
   "Naturalization Proclivities, Ethnicity and Integration," International Journal of Manpower, (w. K.F. Zimmermann and L. Gataullina). 2009, 30/1-2, 70-82
   "Native-Migrant Differences in Risk Attitudes," Applied Economics Letters, (w. H. Bonin, K. Tatsiramos, and K.F. Zimmermann). 2009, 16/15, 1581-1586
   "Measuring Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Economic Behavior," Journal of the European Economic Association, (w. K.F. Zimmermann). 2008 , 6/2-3, 424-433
   "The Gender Gap Reloaded: Are School Characteristics Linked to Labor Market Performance?" Social Science Research, (w. S. Konstantopoulos ). Lead Article. 2008, 37/2, 374-385
   "Human Capital and Ethnic Self-identification of Immigrants," Economics Letters, (w. L. Gataullina, L. Zimmermann, and K.F. Zimmermann). 2008, 98/3, 235-239
   "Ethnic Self-identification of First-Generation Immigrants," International Migration Review, (w. 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, (w. Y. Shachmurove and K.F. Zimmermann). 2007, 45/4, 71-100
   "Female Proclivity to the World of Business," Kyklos. Lead Article. 2006, 59/4, 465-480
Discussed in the German Press Wirtschaftswoche (2008) as " Mut zum Risiko," 38/September 15, 50
   "Entrepreneurial Ventures and Wage Differentials between Germans and Immigrants," International Journal of Manpower, (w. Y. Shachmurove ). Lead Article. 2006, 27/3, 208-229
Won Highly Recommended Paper Award at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2007
   "The Making of Entrepreneurs in Germany: Are Native Men and Immigrants Alike?," Small Business Economics, (w. K.F. Zimmermann). 2006, 26/3, 279-300
   "Labor Market Segmentation and the Earnings of German Guestworkers," Population Research and Policy Review, (w. D.S. Massey). 2005, 24/5, 489-512
   "Immigrant Performance and Selective Immigration Policy: A European Perspective," National Institute Economic Review, (w. K.F. Zimmermann). 2005, 194/1, 94-105
   "Immigrant Adjustment in France and Impacts on Natives," in European Migration: What Do We Know? Zimmermann, K.F. (ed). Invited. Oxford University Press: UK, 2005, 263-302
   "The Educational Background and Human Capital Achievement of Immigrants," in Migrants, Work, and the Welfare State, Tranæs, T. and Zimmermann, K.F. editors, (w. C. Larsen). University Press of Southern Denmark: Odense, DK, 2004, 75-118
   "How Do Labor Migrants Fare?" in How Labor Migrants Fare, Constant A. and Zimmermann, K.F. editors, (w. K.F. Zimmermann). Springer- Verlag : Berlin et al., DE, 2004, 1-11
   "Employment Trends of Immigrants and Natives," in Migrants, Work, and the Welfare State, Tranæs, T. and Zimmermann, K.F. (eds), (w. M.L. Schultz-Nielsen). University Press of Southern Denmark: Odense, DK, 2004, 119-146
   "Labor Force Participation and Unemployment: Incentives and Preferences," in Migrants, Work, and the Welfare State, Tranæs, T. and Zimmermann, K.F. (eds), (w. M.L. Schultz-Nielsen). University Press of Southern Denmark: Odense, DK, 2004, 147-186
   "Immigrant Selection and Earnings," in Migrants, Work, and the Welfare State, Tranæs T. and Zimmermann, K.F. (eds), (w. M.L. Schultz-Nielsen). University Press of Southern Denmark: Odense, DK, 2004, 187-211
   "Immigrant Self-employment and Economic Performance," in Migrants, Work, and the Welfare State, Tranæs, T. and Zimmermann, K.F. (eds), (w. M.L. Schultz-Nielsen). University Press of Southern Denmark: Odense, DK, 2004, 213-243
   "Occupational Choice across Generations," Applied Economics Quarterly, (w. K.F. Zimmermann). Lead Article. 2003, 49/4, 299-317
   "Self-Selection, Earnings and Out-Migration: A Longitudinal Study of Immigrants," Journal of Population Economics, (w. D.S. Massey). Lead Article. 2003, 16/4, 631-653
   "School Effects and Labor Market Outcomes for Young Adults in the 1980s and 1990s," Applied Economics Quarterly, (w. S. Konstantopoulos). Lead Article. 2003, 49/1, 5-22
   "Return Migration by German Guestworkers: Neoclassical Versus New Economic Theories," International Migration, (w. D.S. Massey). Lead Article. 2002, 40/4, 5-38
Won SOEP 2005 Senior Prize
   "The Entrepreneurial Endeavors of Immigrants and Natives in Germany," Proceedings of the Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance, (w. Y. Shachmurove ). 2002, 202-218
   "Immigrant Assimilation and Dualism in the Labor Market Over Time: The German Experience," Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Economic Association . 1999, 58-69
     "The Earnings of Male and Female Guestworkers and their Assimilation into the West German Labor Market." Invited. Demographie Aktuell, Berlin: DIW. 1998, 13, 123-143
     "Resource Utilization in Systems with Commodity-type Resources," The International Journal of Mini and Microcomputers, (w. C. Katsinis). 1996, 18/2, 76-80
   "Bandwidth Allocation in Wideband Communication Networks under Two Types of Priorities," The Computer Communications Journal, (w. C. Katsinis)., 1995, 18/9, 657-662
   "A Performance Model of Multiple Resource Allocation to Tasks with Varying Demands," Computers & Electrical Engineering, (w. C. Katsinis). 1995, 21/4, 281-297
   "Effect of Queue Selection and Service Time Distributions in Multiple Resource Allocation," The Computer Systems Science and Engineering Journal, (w. C. Katsinis). 1994, 9/3, 184-194