Explaining spatial patterns of foreign employment in Germany
基于德国402个区的普查数据，研究外国雇员的空间分布及其决定因素，发现经济条件对大多数国籍重要，而便利设施和开放度的影响因国籍而异。
This paper investigates the main determinants of the representation of foreign employees across German regions. Since migration determinants are not necessarily the same for workers of different nationalities, spatial patterns are explained not only for total foreign employment but also for the 35 most important migration countries to Germany. Based on a total census for all 402 German districts, the paper starts by showing the spatial distributions of workers with different nationalities and explains the emerging patterns by spatial error models. Although large heterogeneity in determinants across nationalities are found, similarities between country groups prevail. Economic conditions matter for most nationalities, whereas the importance of amenities and openness differ.