In this paper we study the economic effects of risk attitudes, time preferences, trust and reciprocity while we compare natives and second generation migrants. We analyze an inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, and find differences between the two groups mainly in terms of risk attitudes...

This paper analyzes the reservation wages of first and second generation migrants. Based on recently collected and rich survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that reservation wages increase from first to second generation...

Numerous empirical studies find a substantial extent of discrimination in hiring decisions. Anonymous job applications have gained attention and popularity to identify and combat this form of discrimination. To test whether their intended effects result in practice, in several European countries...

Forschungsbericht zu einem <a href="http://www.integrationsministerium-bw.de/pb/,Lde/Startseite/Themen/Anonymisierte+Bewerbungsverfahren" target="_new">Pilotprojekt</a> des Ministeriums für Integration Baden-Württemberg, Bonn 2014 (93 Seiten)

A Single European Labor Market, particularly involving the free movement of workers within Europe, has been a goal of the European community since the 1950s. Whereas it may entail opportunities and drawbacks alike, the benefits – such as greater economic welfare for most citizens – are...

Discrimination in recruitment decisions is well documented. Anonymous job applications may reduce discriminatory behavior in hiring. This paper analyzes the potential of this approach in a randomized experiment with fresh Ph.D. economists on the academic job market using data from a...

Expertise in Kooperation mit der Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes, Bonn 2010 (44 Seiten)

Ergebnisse der Evaluierung eines Pilotprojekts der Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes (ADS) durch die Kooperationsstelle Wissenschaft und Arbeitswelt an der Europa-Universität Viadrina (KOWA) und das IZA, Berlin/Bonn/Frankfurt a.d. Oder 2012 (75 Seiten)

This paper is based on recently collected and rich survey data of a representative sample of entrants into unemployment in Germany. Our data include a large number of migration variables, allowing us to adapt a recently developed concept of ethnic identity: the ethnosizer. To shed further light...

We investigate second generation migrants and native children at several stages in the German education system to analyze the determinants of the persistent native-migrant gap. One part of the gap can be attributed to differences in socioeconomic background and another part remains unexplained....