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First- and Second-Generation Migrants in Germany - What Do We Know and What Do People Think
Fertig, Michael; Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
This Paper provides a snapshot of the stock of immigrants in Germany using the 1995 wave of the Mikrozensus, with a particular emphasis on distinguishing first- and second-generation migrants. On the basis of this portrait, we draw attention to the empirically most relevant groups of immigrants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791522
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Mass Migration, Unions, and Fiscal Migration Policy
Gehrig, Anette; Schmidt, Christoph M; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992
the determination of the size of the immigration flow given a fixed minimum wage and the level of unemployment in the … union objective function and on whether labour is heterogeneous, an optimal size of immigration may exist. These …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666935
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The Wage Performance of Immigrant Women: Full-Time Jobs, Part-Time Jobs and the Role of Selection
Dustmann, Christian; Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
This Paper contrasts labour participation behaviour and wages of native and immigrant women. Since the impact of family structure on labour supply differs between natives and immigrants, we explicitly distinguish between part-time and full-time jobs. The choice of jobs is accounted for by an...
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The Economic Performance of Germany's East European Immigrants
Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
display lower levels of education, lower rates of self-employment and higher unemployment rates than natives and immigrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067558
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The Role of Background Factors for Reading Literacy: Straight National scores in the Pisa 2000 Study
Fertig, Michael; Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
Based on the individual-level data of the PISA 2000 study, this Paper provides a detailed econometric analysis of the way that reading test scores are associated with individual and family background information, and with characteristics of the school and class of the 15 to 16 year old...
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