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Born in 1952. Since 1998 Full Professor of Economics at Bonn University and Director of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA Bonn). President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin, since 2000), Honorary Professor of Economics at the Free University of Berlin (since 2001), and Honorary Professor at the Renmin University of Peking (since December 2006). He is also Chairman of the Society of the German Economic Research Institutes (ARGE) (since 2005), advisor to the President of the EU Commission (2001-2003 and since 2005), economic advisor to the Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2008), and member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Migration. Among his various fellowships are positions as Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London (since 1990), Associate Research Fellow of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels (since 2001), Research Associate of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS) at the University of California-San Diego (since 2001), and Fellow of the European Economic Association (since 2004).

Klaus F. Zimmermann studied economics and statistics at the University of Mannheim, where he received his degree as Diplom Volkswirt, his doctor degree and his habilitation. From 1989-1998 he was Full Professor of Economic Theory at the University of Munich, and Director of the SELAPO Center for Human Resources in Munich; from 1993-1995 he was Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Munich.

CORE Research Fellow 1986 (Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium). Research Fellow at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), 1986. Visiting Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, 1987. Heisenberg Fellow, 1988 1989. Picard Lecture 1994, Dartmouth College, USA. Visiting Professor: University of Dortmund and University of Munich, 1989; Humboldt University Berlin, 1991; Kyoto University, Japan, 1995; Dartmouth College, USA, 1997; University of Munich, 1998. Distinguished John G. Diefenbaker Award 1998 of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Founder and Secretary of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE), 1986 1992. President 1994 of the European Society for Population Economics. Programme Director for "Human Resources" (1991-1998) and "Labour Economics" (1998-2001) of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London. For many years member of the Council of the European Economic Association, the European Society for Population Economics and of the German Economic Association. Many years ago Chairman of the Council of the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin).

Since 1988 Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Population Economics, previously (1995-1998) Managing Editor of Economic Policy. He is or has been Associate Editor of the following journals: Recherches Economiques de Louvain (since 1991), Journal of Applied Econometrics (1992-2003), Labour Economics (1992-2000), European Economic Review (1993-1998), International Journal of Manpower (since 1998), Economic Bulletin (2000-2007), DIW-Wochenbericht (since 2000) and DIW-Vierteljahrshefte (since 2002), Wirtschaftsdienst - Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik (since 2007), and Applied Economics Quarterly (since 2008).

Special research interests: Labor economics, population economics, migration, industrial organization, econometrics.

Publications: Author or editor of 33 books and over 180 papers in refereed journals and collected volumes, among others: American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Public Choice, Sociological Methods and Research, Review of Economics and Statistics, Applied Economics, Kyklos, Journal of Mathematical Sociology, Economics Letters, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Economic Surveys, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Open Economies Review, Politica Internationale, Quality & Quantity, Recherches Economiques de Louvain.
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IZA Discussion Papers:
No. Author(s)
Title
4230  Martin Kahanec
Anzelika Zaiceva
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Lessons from Migration after EU Enlargement
(published in: M. Kahanec and K. F. Zimmermann (eds.), EU Labor Markets after Post-Enlargement Migration, Springer: Berlin, et al. 2009, 3-45)
4201  Nikos Askitas
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Google Econometrics and Unemployment Forecasting
(published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2009, 55 (2), 107-120. Courtesy of Duncker&Humblot Berlin, the DP contains a download link to the published version)
4055  Karl Brenke
Mutlu Yuksel
Klaus F. Zimmermann
EU Enlargement under Continued Mobility Restrictions: Consequences for the German Labor Market
(published in: M. Kahanec and K. F. Zimmermann (eds.), EU Labor Markets after Post-Enlargement Migration, Springer: Berlin, et al. 2009, 111-129)
3999  Klaus F. Zimmermann
Labor Mobility and the Integration of European Labor Markets
3913  Martin Kahanec
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Migration in an Enlarged EU: A Challenging Solution?
(published by the European Commission as Economic Paper 363, March 2009)
3898  Ana Rute Cardoso
Paulo Guimaraes
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Comparing the Early Research Performance of PhD Graduates in Labor Economics in Europe and the USA
3890  Martin Kahanec
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Migration and Globalization: Challenges and Perspectives for the Research Infrastructure
3650  Amelie F. Constant
Martin Kahanec
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Attitudes towards Immigrants, Other Integration Barriers, and Their Veracity
(published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2009, 30 (1+2), 5-14)
3595  Anzelika Zaiceva
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Scale, Diversity, and Determinants of Labour Migration in Europe
(revised version published in: Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2008, 24 (3), 428-452)
3560  Martin Kahanec
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Migration, the Quality of the Labour Force and Economic Inequality
3450  Martin Kahanec
Klaus F. Zimmermann
International Migration, Ethnicity and Economic Inequality
(substantially revised version published in: Oxford Handbook on Economic Inequality, 2009)
3271  Rolf Ketzler
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Publications: German Economic Research Institutes on Track
(published in: Scientometrics, 2009, 80 (1), 233-254)
3260  Amelie F. Constant
Liliya Gataullina
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Naturalization Proclivities, Ethnicity and Integration
(published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2009, 30 (1+2), 70-82)
3070  Anzelika Zaiceva
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Children, Kitchen, Church: Does Ethnicity Matter?
3063  Amelie F. Constant
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Measuring Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Economic Behavior
(published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6 (2-3), 424-433)
3056  Klaus F. Zimmermann
Migrant Ethnic Identity: Concept and Policy Implications
(published in: Ekonomia, 2007, 10 (1), 1-17)
3050  Amelie F. Constant
Rowan Roberts
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Ethnic Identity and Immigrant Homeownership
(forthcoming in: Urban Studies, Volume 46 (9), 1879-1898, August 2009)
2999  Amelie F. Constant
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Circular Migration: Counts of Exits and Years Away from the Host Country
2605 
This paper has repeatedly been among the Top 10 monthly downloads. 
Werner Eichhorst
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Dann waren's nur noch vier… Wie viele (und welche) Maßnahmen der aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik brauchen wir noch? Eine Bilanz nach der Evaluation der Hartz-Reformen
(this paper is also available in an English version; published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2007, 53 (3), 243-272)
2537  Holger Bonin
Amelie F. Constant
Konstantinos Tatsiramos
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Ethnic Persistence, Assimilation and Risk Proclivity
2535  Laura Zimmermann
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Amelie F. Constant
Ethnic Self-Identification of First-Generation Immigrants
(published in: International Migration Review, 2007, 41 (3), 769-781)
2530  Amelie F. Constant
Martin Kahanec
Klaus F. Zimmermann
The Russian-Ukrainian Political Divide
2420  Amelie F. Constant
Liliya Gataullina
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Gender, Ethnic Identity and Work
2350  Amelie F. Constant
Liliya Gataullina
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Laura Zimmermann
Clash of Cultures: Muslims and Christians in the Ethnosizing Process
2330  Amelie F. Constant
Martin Kahanec
Klaus F. Zimmermann
The Russian-Ukrainian Earnings Divide
2300  Laura Zimmermann
Liliya Gataullina
Amelie F. Constant
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Human Capital and Ethnic Self-Identification of Migrants
(published in: Economics Letters, 2008, 98 (3), 235-239)
2299  Arne Uhlendorff
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Unemployment Dynamics among Migrants and Natives
2055  Hilmar Schneider
Werner Eichhorst
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Konzentration statt Verzettelung: Die deutsche Arbeitsmarktpolitik am Scheideweg
(published in: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2006, 7 (3), 379-397)
2040  Amelie F. Constant
Liliya Gataullina
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Ethnosizing Immigrants
(substantially revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2009, 69(3), 274-287 [view leaflet])
1999  Holger Bonin
Amelie F. Constant
Konstantinos Tatsiramos
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Native-Migrant Differences in Risk Attitudes
(forthcoming in: Applied Economics Letters, 2009)
1910  Amelie F. Constant
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Legal Status at Entry, Economic Performance, and Self-employment Proclivity: A Bi-national Study of Immigrants
1715  Amelie F. Constant
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Immigrant Performance and Selective Immigration Policy: A European Perspective
(published in: National Institute Economic Review, 2005, 194, 94-105)
1440  Amelie F. Constant
Klaus F. Zimmermann
The Making of Entrepreneurs in Germany: Are Native Men and Immigrants Alike?
(published in: Small Business Economics, 2006, 26 (3), 279-300)
1410 
This paper has repeatedly been among the Top 10 monthly downloads. 
Klaus F. Zimmermann
European Labour Mobility: Challenges and Potentials
(published in: De Economist, 2005, 153 (4), 425-450)
1386  Amelie F. Constant
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Self-Employment Dynamics Across the Business Cycle: Migrants Versus Natives
1001  Klaus F. Zimmermann
Advising Policymakers Through the Media
(published in: Journal of Economic Education, 2004, 35 (4), 395-405)
975  Amelie F. Constant
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Occupational Choice Across Generations
(published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2003, 49 (4), 299-317)
960  Amelie F. Constant
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Circular Movements and Time Away from the Host Country
958  Tilman Brück
John P. Haisken-DeNew
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Creating Low Skilled Jobs by Subsidizing Market-Contracted Household Work
(published in: Applied Economics, 2006, 38 (8), 899-911)
940  Amelie F. Constant
Yochanan Shachmurove
Klaus F. Zimmermann
What Makes an Entrepreneur and Does It Pay? Native Men, Turks, and Other Migrants in Germany
(published in: International Migration, 2007, 45 (4), 69-98)
885  Amelie F. Constant
Klaus F. Zimmermann
The Dynamics of Repeat Migration: A Markov Chain Analysis
187 
This paper has repeatedly been among the Top 10 monthly downloads. 
Thomas Bauer
Magnus Lofstrom
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Immigration Policy, Assimilation of Immigrants and Natives' Sentiments towards Immigrants: Evidence from 12 OECD-Countries
(published in: Swedish Economic Policy Review, Vol. 7 (2000), 11-53; see IZA Reprints 87/01)
185  Holger Bonin
Klaus F. Zimmermann
The Post-Unification German Labor Market
(published in: R. T. Riphahn/ D. J. Snower / K. F. Zimmermann (Eds.), Employment Policy in Transition: The Lessons of German Integration for the Labor Market, Springer Verlag, 2001, 8-30; see IZA Reprints 66/00)
170  Thomas Bauer
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Immigration Policy in Integrated National Economies
(published in: C. Lankowski (ed.): Responses to Globalization in Germany and the United States, AICGS Research Report No. 10, Washington, D. C., 1999, 15-30)
58  Thomas Bauer
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Occupational Mobility of Ethnic Migrants
57  Ira N. Gang
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Is Child like Parent? Educational Attainment and Ethnic Origin
(published in: Journal of Human Resources, 35 (2000), 550-569;
see IZA Reprints 54/00)
50  Klaus F. Zimmermann
Ethnic German Migration since 1989 - Results and Perspectives/ Aussiedler seit 1989 - Bilanz und Perspektiven
(published in: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte, 1 (2000), 225-237;
see IZA Reprints 50/00)
48  Thomas Bauer
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Overtime Work and Overtime Compensation in Germany
(published in: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 46 (1999), 419-436;
see IZA Reprints 19/99)
24  Klaus F. Zimmermann
Michael C. Burda
Jürgen von Hagen
Kai A. Konrad
Friedrich Schneider
Gert G. Wagner
Petersberger Erklaerung: Anstoesse fuer eine zukunftsgerichtete Arbeitsmarktpolitik
(published in: Wirtschaftsdienst, 1998, 78, 652-653; see IZA Reprints 2/99)
23  Thomas Bauer
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Learning Efficiency of Economics Students
22  Andreas Million
Ralph Rotte
Klaus F. Zimmermann
The Economics of Hospital Trips and Health Care Reform
20  Thomas Bauer
Pedro T. Pereira
Michael Vogler
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Portuguese Migrants in the German Labor Market: Performance and Self-Selection
(published in: International Migration Review, Vol. 36(2), 2002, 467-491; see IZA Reprints 180/03)
16  Thomas Bauer
Andreas Million
Ralph Rotte
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Immigration Labor and Workplace Safety
14  Richard Hauser
Gert G. Wagner
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Memorandum: Erfolgsbedingungen empirischer Wirtschaftsforschung und empirisch gestuetzter wirtschafts- und sozialpolitischer Beratung
(published in: Allgemeines Statistisches Archiv, 82 (1998), 369-379;
see IZA Reprints 14/99)
Ralph Rotte
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Das Entsendegesetz: Suendenfall oder Loesung des Arbeitslosigkeitsproblems?
(published in: Staatswissenschaften und Staatspraxis, 1998, 9 (2), 191-208;
see IZA Reprints 4/99)
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Immigration und Arbeitsmarkt: Eine oekonomische Perspektive
(published in: Boesler, Klaus-Achim/ Heinritz, Günter/ Wiessner, Reinhard (Hrsg.), Europa zwischen Integration und Regionalismus, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 1998, 56-66;
see IZA Reprints 8/99)
Regina T. Riphahn
Klaus F. Zimmermann
The Mortality Crisis in East Germany
(published in: G. A. Cornia / R. Paniccià (eds.), The Mortality Crisis in Transitional Economies, Oxford, 2000, 227-252;
see IZA Reprints 60/00)
Klaus F. Zimmermann
German Job Mobility and Wages
(published in: Ohashi, Isao/ Tachibanaki, Toshiaki (eds.), International Labour Markets, Incentives and Employment, Macmillan Press LTD, Houndsmills, 1998, 300-332;
see IZA Reprints 1/99)
Rudolf Winter-Ebmer
Klaus F. Zimmermann
East-West Trade and Migration: The Austro-German Case
(published in: R. Faini / J. de Melo / K. F. Zimmermann (eds.), Migration. The Controversies and the Evidence, Cambridge, 1999, 296-327;
see IZA Reprints 18/99)
Rainer Winkelmann
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Is Job Stability Declining in Germany? Evidences from Count Data Models
(published in: Applied Economics, 30 (1998), 1413-1420;
see IZA Reprints 5/99)
 
IZA Policy Papers:
No. Author(s)
Title
10 Dorothea Schäfer
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Bad Bank(s) and Recapitalization of the Banking Sector
1 Klaus F. Zimmermann
Michael C. Burda
Kai A. Konrad
Friedrich Schneider
Hilmar Schneider
Jürgen von Hagen
Gert G. Wagner
The Petersberg Declaration
 
IZA Standpunkte:
No. Author(s)
Title
14 Ulf Rinne
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Fünf Jahre EU-Ostererweiterung: Schlechte Noten für deutsche Abschottungspolitik
13 Nikos Askitas
Klaus F. Zimmermann
Prognosen aus dem Internet: Weitere Erholung am Arbeitsmarkt erwartet
10 Klaus F. Zimmermann
Bodo Hombach
Friedrich Merz
Paul Schnabel
Wolfgang Streeck
NRW 2025: Vom Hort der alten Industrien zum Magnet der Moderne?
8 Klaus F. Zimmermann
Der Berater als Störenfried: Anmerkungen zur wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Politikberatung
7 Klaus F. Zimmermann
Mobilitätspolitik in Europa
4 Klaus F. Zimmermann
Prognosekrise: Warum weniger manchmal mehr ist
2 Klaus F. Zimmermann
Hilmar Schneider
Werner Eichhorst
Holger Hinte
Andreas Peichl
Vollbeschäftigung ist keine Utopie: Arbeitsmarktpolitisches Programm des IZA
1 Klaus F. Zimmermann
Michael C. Burda
Kai A. Konrad
Friedrich Schneider
Hilmar Schneider
Jürgen von Hagen
Gert G. Wagner
Petersberger Erklärung
 

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