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Does Immigration Induce ‘Native Flight’ from Public Schools? Evidence from a large scale voucher program

Gerdes, Christer - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2010

Recent studies point to a positive correlation between ethnic heterogeneity due to immigration and the propensity of … opting out from public schools for private alternatives. However, immigration across regions is hardly exogenous, which …

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Is There Really a Backlash Against Multiculturalism Policies?

Banting, Keith; Kymlicka, Will - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2012

multicultural policies for European countries and several traditional countries of immigration at three points in time (1980, 2000 …

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Immigrant Women and Entrepreneurship: A Study of the Health Care Sector in Sweden, 2002-2006

Korpi, Martin; Hedberg, Charlotta; Pettersson, Katarina - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2013

Using unique Swedish longitudinal full-population data and logistic regression, this paper explores whether start-ups of foreign born female heath care workers are structurally (i.e. comparatively higher unemployment and lower wages) or culturally (defined as country of birth) motivated. While...

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Peers, neighborhoods and immigrant student achievement - evidence from a placement policy

Åslund, Olof; Edin, Per-Anders; Fredriksson, Peter; … - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2011

We examine to what extent immigrant school performance is affected by the characteristics of the neighborhoods that they grow up in. We address this issue using a refugee placement policy which provides exogenous variation in the initial place of residence in Sweden. The main result is that...

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The impact of immigration on election outcomes in Danish municipalities

Gerdes, Christer; Wadensjö, Eskil - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2010

share in Danish municipalities during a period marked by a substantial influx of refugees. The two anti-immigration parties … in the political landscape of Denmark are among those that win votes as a result of this influx, but so also does a pro-immigration … immigration; however, they do not support predictions of a general decline for political parties that are in favour of a generous …

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Same, Same but (Initially) Different? The Social Integration of Natives and Immigrants in Sweden

Nekby, Lena - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2010

This study analyzes the social integration of immigrants and natives in Sweden using nine social measures; within region gender gaps in education, international and intra-national marriage propensities, young marriage, cohabitation, divorce, partner age gaps, female employment rates and female...

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Children's First Names and Immigration Background in France

Arai, Mahmood; Besancenot, Damien; Huynh, Kim; Skalli, Ali - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2009

to the French society and culture through residence, citizenship and the educational system draws individuals with or …

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TIPping the Scales towards Greater Employment Chances? Evaluation of a Trial Introduction Program (TIP) for Newly-Arrived Immigrants based on Random Program Assignment - Mid Progra...

Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Nekby, Lena - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2009

A Trial Introduction Program (TIP) for newly-arrived immigrants to Sweden was set up in October 2006 in order to meet the main criticisms directed at existing introduction programs. Two primary innovations were introduced, flexible language instruction parallel with other labor market activities...

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Acculturation Identity and Labor Market Outcomes

Nekby, Lena; Rödin, Magnus - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2007

-dimensional acculturation framework based on both strength of identity to the (ethnic) minority and to the (Swedish) majority culture. Results …This paper explores the identity formation of a cohort of students with immigrant backgrounds in Sweden and the … consequences of identity for subsequent labor market outcomes. Unique for this study is that identity is defined according to a two …

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'Neighbourhood Effects' and 'City Effects': Immigrants' Transition to Employment in Swedish Large City-Regions

Hedberg, Charlotta; Tammaru, Tiit - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2010

An important debate in current research and policy focuses on the role of spatial characteristics and urban residential segregation on the social mobility of immigrants. Much focus has been on ‘neighbourhood effects’, and on how internal spatial variations within the city affects the life...

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