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The Income Portfolio of Immigrants in Germany - Effects of Ethnic Origin and Assimilation Or: Who Gains from Income Re-Distribution?

Büchel, Felix; Frick, Joachim R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000

market and non-market income as well as taxes and social security contributions. This income portfolio analysis is based on … have an even better relative income position than the autochthonous West German population. In general, we confirm the well … immigrants profit slightly. This is due to above average non-market income of "pure" immigrants. However, East Germans are still …

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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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The Netherlands: Old Emigrants - Young Immigrant Country

Ours, Jan C. van; Veenman, Justus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1999

Since the mid 1960s the Netherlands has an immigration surplus, mainly because of manpower recruitment from Turkey and Morocco and because of immigration from the former Dutch colony of Surinam. Immigrant workers have a weak labour market position, which is mainly related to their educational...

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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. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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...

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Self-Employment and Earnings among High-Skilled Immigrants in the United States

Lofstrom, Magnus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000

This paper uses data from the 1980 and 1990 U.S. Censuses to analyze the labor market experience of high-skilled immigrants relative to high-skilled natives. Immigrants are found to be more likely to be working in one of the high-skilled occupations than natives, but the gap between the two...

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Labor Market Assimilation and the Self-Employment Decision of Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Lofstrom, Magnus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1999

This paper uses data from the 1980 and 1990 U.S. Censuses to study labor market assimilation of self-employed immigrants. Separate earnings functions for the self-employed and wage/salary workers are estimated. To control for endogenous sorting into the sectors, models of the self-employment...

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The Educational Attainment of Second Generation Immigrants in The Netherlands

Ours, Jan C. van; Veenman, Justus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001

Since the mid-1960’s the Netherlands has had an immigration surplus, mainly because of manpower recruitment from Turkey and Morocco and immigration from the former Dutch colony of Surinam. Immigrants have a weak labor market position, which is related to their educational level and language...

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Immigration: The New Zealand Experience

Winkelmann, Rainer - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1999

decline in the income of recent immigrants over the period studied is found mainly to be due to changes in the region …-of-origin composition. Immigrants are found to have lower income than natives upon arrival. However, income parity is reached after 20 …

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Economic and Social Perspectives of Immigrant Children in Germany

Frick, Joachim R.; Wagner, Gert G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001

Overall, children in Germany live in households with below average incomes; therefore social policies that address the vulnerable position of Germany’s children are necessary. These policies should cover targeted financial transfers as well as improvements in day care provision for children....

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Ist die Antwort wirklich 42? Die Frage nach dem optimalen Spitzensteuersatz für Deutschland

Hermle, Johannes; Peichl, Andreas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Die Wahl des Spitzensteuersatzes wird seit jeher strittig diskutiert. Auch in Deutsch-land hat sich im derzeitigen Bundestagswahlkampf die Diskussion um einen höheren Spitzensteuersatz zu einem der zentralen Wahlkampfthemen entwickelt. Unter Verwendung administrativer Einkommenssteuerdaten...

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