Herbert Brücker
Biographic Data
| ID | 275606 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Herbert Brücker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Herbert |
| FAMILY NAME | Brücker |
| SIGNATURE | BRÜCKER H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5992-0811 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 84 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1942 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Transnational Perspectives on Migration and Integration – TRANSMIT Surveys of Syrian Nationals and Their Neighbors in Lebanon and Turkey (2019–2023)
Migration scholars commonly study international migration and socio-economic integration separately, typically focusing on a single receiving country in the Global North. The TRANSMIT project adopts a transnational perspective, studying key migration routes to Europe via large-scale surveys among Syrians and their host communities in two major countries of mixed-migration contexts, namely Lebanon and Turkey. Both countries, in addition to their o…
Exploring integration and migration dynamics: The research potentials of a large-scale longitudinal household study of refugees in Germany
Forced migration has intensified in the 21st century, driven by conflicts, persecution, and political instability in regions such as the Middle East, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, South-East Asia, Latin America and, most recently, Ukraine. Germany has become a primary destination for refugees within the European Union and one of the largest among the OECD countries. The IAB-BAMF-SOEP Refugee Survey, lunched in 2016, is a high-quality longitudi…
Corona Monitoring Nationwide (RKI-Soep-2): Seroepidemiological Study on the Spread of Sars-CoV-2 Across Germany
SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus, spread across Germany within just a short period of time. Seroepidemiological studies are able to estimate the proportion of the population with antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection (seroprevalence) as well as the level of undetected infections, which are not captured in official figures. In the seroepidemiological study Corona Monitoring Nationwide (RKI-SOEP-2), biospecimens and interview data were collected in a …
Ukrainian Refugees in Germany: Evidence From a Large Representative Survey
This study describes the first wave of the IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP Survey on Ukrainian Refugees in Germany, a unique panel dataset based on over 11,000 interviews conducted between August and October 2022. The aim of the IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP Survey is to provide a data-infrastructure for theory-driven and evidence-based research on various aspects of integration among Ukrainian refugees in Germany, the second most important destination country…
Do applications respond to changes in asylum policies in European countries
Occupational Recognition and Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes
We analyze how the formal recognition of foreign qualifications affects immigrants’ labor market outcomes. The empirical analysis is based on a novel German data set that links respondents’ survey information to their administrative records, allowing us to observe immigrants at monthly intervals before, during, and after their application for occupational recognition. We find that 3 years after obtaining recognition, immigrants earn 19.8% higher …
Does free movement of workers boost immigrant employment? New evidence from Germany
Extending free movement of workers (FMW) to the new Member States from Central and Eastern Europe was one of the most controversial political decisions in the history of the European Union. In this article, we study how the introduction of FMW affected immigrants’ labor market integration in Germany. Using data from the IAB-SOEP Migration Sample,1 we show that the introduction of FMW was associated with a higher influx of skilled workers. Moreove…
Has there been a "refugee crisis"? New insights on the recent refugee arrivals in Germany and their integration prospects
Approximately 1.2 million refugees arrived in Germany between 2015 and 2016. The national and international public discourse surrounding the arrival of these refugees covers the full spectrum of opinions. These opinions range from sceptical assessments regarding the 2015 influx as a "refugee crisis" to optimistic appraisals considering the immigration of refugees to be a solution to demographic change and labour shortages. These views are often d…
Seeking Asylum in Germany: Do Human and Social Capital Determine the Outcome of Asylum Procedures
Although the Refugee Convention and European asylum legislation state that decisions regarding asylum applications should be determined solely based on persecution and other human rights violations, the outcomes of asylum procedures may be subject to socioeconomic selectivity. This article is the first to analyse whether the human and social capital of asylum-seekers affect the results of decisions regarding their asylum applications and the leng…
A Utilitarian Approach for the Governance of Humanitarian Migration
Humanitarian migration creates, on the one hand, huge benefits for those who are protected from war, persecution and other forms of violence, but, on the other hand, involves also net monetary and social costs for the population in host countries providing protection at the same time. This is the core of the ethical and political problem associated with the governance of humanitarian migration. Against this background, this paper discusses whethe…
Referral-based Job Search Networks
Migration und Finanzkrise: Eine quantitative und strukturelle Analyse der Umlenkung von Wanderungsströmen
Brain Drain and Brain Gain: The Global Competition to Attract High-Skilled Migrants
This volume reviews the most recent research on brain drain and brain gain, producing new original results by the means of data sources specifically assembled for this study, and addressing several key policy issues. Part I focuses on brain gain, that is, it takes the standpoint of the recipient country. The first section provides an overview of skill‐selective immigration policies in the main destination countries and of the major shifts in thes…
Migration regulation contagion
This article examines the political economy of selective immigration policy in a model where decision makers are uncertain about the characteristics of migrants. The analysis focuses on two questions: first, how does a selective immigration policy affect the number of immigrants who are admitted by the receiving country; second, how does a selective immigration policy in one country affect immigration policies in other countries. We find (i) that…
Doorkeepers and Gatecrashers: EU Enlargement and Negotiation Strategies
This paper discusses the eastward enlargement process of the EU in the framework of a simple ‘war of attrition’ bargaining game. Both players – the existing EU members and the applicants – benefit from enlargement, yet for the applicants, reform to the acquis is costly, while the EU prefers substantially reformed candidates. A waiting game unfolds. Within this framework the present enlargement round is analysed and policy results are deduced. Fo…
The Newspaper, the Community, and the Citizen
Has there been a "refugee crisis"? New insights on the recent refugee arrivals in Germany and their integration prospects
Approximately 1.2 million refugees arrived in Germany between 2015 and 2016. The national and international public discourse surrounding the arrival of these refugees covers the full spectrum of opinions. These opinions range from sceptical assessments regarding the 2015 influx as a "refugee crisis" to optimistic appraisals considering the immigration of refugees to be a solution to demographic change and labour shortages. These views are often d…
Ukrainian Refugees in Germany: Evidence From a Large Representative Survey
This study describes the first wave of the IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP Survey on Ukrainian Refugees in Germany, a unique panel dataset based on over 11,000 interviews conducted between August and October 2022. The aim of the IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP Survey is to provide a data-infrastructure for theory-driven and evidence-based research on various aspects of integration among Ukrainian refugees in Germany, the second most important destination country…
Seeking Asylum in Germany: Do Human and Social Capital Determine the Outcome of Asylum Procedures
Although the Refugee Convention and European asylum legislation state that decisions regarding asylum applications should be determined solely based on persecution and other human rights violations, the outcomes of asylum procedures may be subject to socioeconomic selectivity. This article is the first to analyse whether the human and social capital of asylum-seekers affect the results of decisions regarding their asylum applications and the leng…
Doorkeepers and Gatecrashers: EU Enlargement and Negotiation Strategies
This paper discusses the eastward enlargement process of the EU in the framework of a simple ‘war of attrition’ bargaining game. Both players – the existing EU members and the applicants – benefit from enlargement, yet for the applicants, reform to the acquis is costly, while the EU prefers substantially reformed candidates. A waiting game unfolds. Within this framework the present enlargement round is analysed and policy results are deduced. Fo…
Migration regulation contagion
This article examines the political economy of selective immigration policy in a model where decision makers are uncertain about the characteristics of migrants. The analysis focuses on two questions: first, how does a selective immigration policy affect the number of immigrants who are admitted by the receiving country; second, how does a selective immigration policy in one country affect immigration policies in other countries. We find (i) that…
Migration und Finanzkrise: Eine quantitative und strukturelle Analyse der Umlenkung von Wanderungsströmen
Exploring integration and migration dynamics: The research potentials of a large-scale longitudinal household study of refugees in Germany
Forced migration has intensified in the 21st century, driven by conflicts, persecution, and political instability in regions such as the Middle East, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, South-East Asia, Latin America and, most recently, Ukraine. Germany has become a primary destination for refugees within the European Union and one of the largest among the OECD countries. The IAB-BAMF-SOEP Refugee Survey, lunched in 2016, is a high-quality longitudi…
A Utilitarian Approach for the Governance of Humanitarian Migration
Humanitarian migration creates, on the one hand, huge benefits for those who are protected from war, persecution and other forms of violence, but, on the other hand, involves also net monetary and social costs for the population in host countries providing protection at the same time. This is the core of the ethical and political problem associated with the governance of humanitarian migration. Against this background, this paper discusses whethe…
The Newspaper, the Community, and the Citizen
Doorkeepers and Gatecrashers: EU Enlargement and Negotiation Strategies
This paper discusses the eastward enlargement process of the EU in the framework of a simple ‘war of attrition’ bargaining game. Both players – the existing EU members and the applicants – benefit from enlargement, yet for the applicants, reform to the acquis is costly, while the EU prefers substantially reformed candidates. A waiting game unfolds. Within this framework the present enlargement round is analysed and policy results are deduced. Fo…
Migration regulation contagion
This article examines the political economy of selective immigration policy in a model where decision makers are uncertain about the characteristics of migrants. The analysis focuses on two questions: first, how does a selective immigration policy affect the number of immigrants who are admitted by the receiving country; second, how does a selective immigration policy in one country affect immigration policies in other countries. We find (i) that…
Brain Drain and Brain Gain: The Global Competition to Attract High-Skilled Migrants
This volume reviews the most recent research on brain drain and brain gain, producing new original results by the means of data sources specifically assembled for this study, and addressing several key policy issues. Part I focuses on brain gain, that is, it takes the standpoint of the recipient country. The first section provides an overview of skill‐selective immigration policies in the main destination countries and of the major shifts in thes…
Migration und Finanzkrise: Eine quantitative und strukturelle Analyse der Umlenkung von Wanderungsströmen
Referral-based Job Search Networks
A Utilitarian Approach for the Governance of Humanitarian Migration
Humanitarian migration creates, on the one hand, huge benefits for those who are protected from war, persecution and other forms of violence, but, on the other hand, involves also net monetary and social costs for the population in host countries providing protection at the same time. This is the core of the ethical and political problem associated with the governance of humanitarian migration. Against this background, this paper discusses whethe…
Has there been a "refugee crisis"? New insights on the recent refugee arrivals in Germany and their integration prospects
Approximately 1.2 million refugees arrived in Germany between 2015 and 2016. The national and international public discourse surrounding the arrival of these refugees covers the full spectrum of opinions. These opinions range from sceptical assessments regarding the 2015 influx as a "refugee crisis" to optimistic appraisals considering the immigration of refugees to be a solution to demographic change and labour shortages. These views are often d…
Seeking Asylum in Germany: Do Human and Social Capital Determine the Outcome of Asylum Procedures
Although the Refugee Convention and European asylum legislation state that decisions regarding asylum applications should be determined solely based on persecution and other human rights violations, the outcomes of asylum procedures may be subject to socioeconomic selectivity. This article is the first to analyse whether the human and social capital of asylum-seekers affect the results of decisions regarding their asylum applications and the leng…
Occupational Recognition and Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes
We analyze how the formal recognition of foreign qualifications affects immigrants’ labor market outcomes. The empirical analysis is based on a novel German data set that links respondents’ survey information to their administrative records, allowing us to observe immigrants at monthly intervals before, during, and after their application for occupational recognition. We find that 3 years after obtaining recognition, immigrants earn 19.8% higher …
Does free movement of workers boost immigrant employment? New evidence from Germany
Extending free movement of workers (FMW) to the new Member States from Central and Eastern Europe was one of the most controversial political decisions in the history of the European Union. In this article, we study how the introduction of FMW affected immigrants’ labor market integration in Germany. Using data from the IAB-SOEP Migration Sample,1 we show that the introduction of FMW was associated with a higher influx of skilled workers. Moreove…
Do applications respond to changes in asylum policies in European countries
Corona Monitoring Nationwide (RKI-Soep-2): Seroepidemiological Study on the Spread of Sars-CoV-2 Across Germany
SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus, spread across Germany within just a short period of time. Seroepidemiological studies are able to estimate the proportion of the population with antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 infection (seroprevalence) as well as the level of undetected infections, which are not captured in official figures. In the seroepidemiological study Corona Monitoring Nationwide (RKI-SOEP-2), biospecimens and interview data were collected in a …
Ukrainian Refugees in Germany: Evidence From a Large Representative Survey
This study describes the first wave of the IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP Survey on Ukrainian Refugees in Germany, a unique panel dataset based on over 11,000 interviews conducted between August and October 2022. The aim of the IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP Survey is to provide a data-infrastructure for theory-driven and evidence-based research on various aspects of integration among Ukrainian refugees in Germany, the second most important destination country…
Exploring integration and migration dynamics: The research potentials of a large-scale longitudinal household study of refugees in Germany
Forced migration has intensified in the 21st century, driven by conflicts, persecution, and political instability in regions such as the Middle East, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, South-East Asia, Latin America and, most recently, Ukraine. Germany has become a primary destination for refugees within the European Union and one of the largest among the OECD countries. The IAB-BAMF-SOEP Refugee Survey, lunched in 2016, is a high-quality longitudi…
Transnational Perspectives on Migration and Integration – TRANSMIT Surveys of Syrian Nationals and Their Neighbors in Lebanon and Turkey (2019–2023)
Migration scholars commonly study international migration and socio-economic integration separately, typically focusing on a single receiving country in the Global North. The TRANSMIT project adopts a transnational perspective, studying key migration routes to Europe via large-scale surveys among Syrians and their host communities in two major countries of mixed-migration contexts, namely Lebanon and Turkey. Both countries, in addition to their o…
Political science (13 works) · Economics (11 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (7 works) · Refugee (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Immigration (6 works)