Kanas, Agnieszka; Chiswick, Barry R.; van der Lippe, Tanja - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we examined the impact of social contacts on immigrant occupational status and income. In addition to general social contacts, we also analyzed the effects of bonding (i.e., co-ethnic) and bridging (i.e., interethnic) ties on economic outcomes....