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Kraus, Margit; Schwager, Robert - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2000

This paper assesses the consequences of EU enlargement for East West migration. In the theoretical part, we identify … several factors in addition to the reduction of moving costs by which EU membership influences migration. Specifically, EU … increased current migration. Additionally, casual evidence from the 1980s EU South enlargement is examined. Since then no …

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Wage discrimination and occupational segregation of foreign male workers in Germany

Velling, Johannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1995

We analyze wage discrimination against foreign male workers in Germany with respect to different nationality groups and focused on its interaction with occupational segregation. We found evidence of strong occupational segregation, which we mainly attribute to institutional factors but also to...

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Does immigration weaken natives' support for the welfare state? Evidence from Germany

Stichnoth, Holger - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

Using data from the 1997 and 2002 waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel and from official statistics, I study whether natives are less supportive of state help for the unemployed in regions where the share of foreigners among the unemployed is high. Unlike previous studies, I use...

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What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? A meta-analysis of the evaluation literature

Butschek, Sebastian; Walter, Thomas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013

A growing body of programme evaluation literature recognises immigrants as a disadvantaged group on European labour markets and investigates the employment effects of Active Labour Market Pro-grammes (ALMPs) on this subgroup. Using a meta-analysis, we condense 93 estimates from 33 empir-ical...

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Earnings Prospects for People with Migration Background in Germany

Thomsen, Stephan L.; Gernandt, Johannes; Aldashev, Alisher - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2007

Less than half of the people with migration background living in Germany possess foreign citizenship. Hence, using … share of persons with migration background is neglected in the group of interest, and, on the other hand, the reference … covering all persons with migration background to analyze the earnings prospects. To shed light on differences to the common …

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The Immigrant Wage Gap in Germany

Thomsen, Stephan L.; Gernandt, Johannes; Aldashev, Alisher - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008

Immigrants consist of foreigners and citizens with migration background. We analyze the wage gap between natives and …

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Language Usage, Participation, Employment and Earnings: Evidence for Foreigners in West Germany with Multiple Sources of Selection

Thomsen, Stephan L.; Gernandt, Johannes; Aldashev, Alisher - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008

Language proficiency may not only affect the earnings of the individual, but the probability to participate in the labor market or becoming employed as well. It may also affect selection of people into economic sector and occupation. In this paper, the effects of language proficiency on earnings...

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Ethnic diversity and attitudes towards redistribution: a review of the literature

Stichnoth, Holger; van der Straeten, Karine - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009

We review the empirical literature that studies the effect of ethnic diversity on the welfare state and on individual attitudes. The outcome variables that we cover in the survey are on the one hand public spending, and on the other hand individual attitudes and behaviour, including charity...

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Earnings Prospects for People with Migration Background in Germany

Aldashev, Alisher; Gernandt, Johannes; Thomsen, Stephan L. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2007

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Worker Remittances and Capital Flows to Developing Countries

Kuckulenz, Anja; Buch, Claudia M. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2004

distribution within countries, on the determinants of remittances at a micro-level, or on the effects of migration and remittances …

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