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The Economic Situation of First- and Second-Generation Immigrants in France, Germany, and the UK

Algan, Yann; Dustmann, Christian; Glitz, Albrecht; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

A central concern about immigration is the integration into the labour market, not only of the first generation, but also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe’s largest economies. France, Germany and the UK have all become, perhaps unwittingly, countries with...

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Racial and Economic Factors in Attitudes to Immigration

Dustmann, Christian; Preston, Ian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000

Hostility towards minorities may sometimes have economic rather than racial motives. Labour market fears, or concerns about the welfare system, are often believed to manifest themselves in hostile attitudes towards population groups that are considered to be competitors for these resources. The...

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Employment, Wages, and the Economic Cycle: Differences between Immigrants and Natives

Dustmann, Christian; Glitz, Albrecht; Vogel, Thorsten - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

In this paper, we analyse differences in the cyclical pattern of employment and wages of immigrants and natives for two large immigrant receiving countries, Germany and the UK. We show that, despite large differences in their immigrant populations, there are similar and significant differences...

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Temporary Migration and Economic Assimilation

Dustmann, Christian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000

then illustrate the consequences both types of temporary migration have for migrants' behaviour (as opposed to a permanent … migration). If migrations are non-permanent, then this has also consequences for the way em- pirical models need to be specified … with permanent migration intentions. …

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Return Migration, Wage Differentials, and the Optimal Migration Duration

Dustmann, Christian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001

In simple static models, migration increases with the wage differential between host and home country. In a dynamic … framework, and if migrations are temporary, the size of the migrant population in the host country depends also on the migration … duration. This paper analyses optimal migration durations in a model which rationalises the decision of the migrant to return …

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The Optimal Migration Duration and Activity Choice after Re-migration

Dustmann, Christian; Kirchkamp, Oliver - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001

immigration and emigration country: What determines their optimal migration duration, and what are the activities migrants choose … activities. We then develop a model, where migrants decide simultaneously about the optimal migration duration, and their after … migration duration are simultaneously chosen. …

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Savings, Asset Holdings, and Temporary Migration

Dustmann, Christian; Mestres, Josep - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

share of assets and housing value accumulated in the home country are larger for immigrants who consider their migration as … characteristics, we find no evidence that immigrants with temporary migration plans save more than immigrants with permanent migration …

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Immigration: The European Experience

Dustmann, Christian; Frattini, Tommaso - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing between EU and non-EU immigrants) a comprehensive analysis of the skill structures of immigrants and their labor market integration in the different European countries, their...

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How Do Industries and Firms Respond to Changes in Local Labor Supply?

Dustmann, Christian; Glitz, Albrecht - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

In this paper, we investigate how changes in the skill mix of local labor supply are absorbed by the economy. We distinguish between three adjustment mechanisms: through factor prices, through an expansion in the size of those production units that use the more abundant skill group more...

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Language Proficiency and Labour Market Performance of Immigrants in the UK

Dustmann, Christian; Fabbri, Francesca - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000

This paper uses two recent UK surveys to investigate labour market performance, the determi-nants of language proficiency, and the effect of language on earnings and employment prob-abilities of non-white immigrants. Our results show that language acquisition, employment prob-abilities, as well...

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