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Poverty Persistence in Sweden
Hansen, Jörgen; Wahlberg, Roger - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
This Paper analyses the persistence of poverty in Sweden using a hazard rate model based on multiple spells. The model … income obtained from individual tax files. Poverty is defined using information on annual minimum needs standards determined … by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. The data indicates that poverty rates are highest for immigrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114417
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Immigrant Assimilation And Welfare Participation: Do Immigrants Assimilate Into Or Out Of Welfare?
Hansen, Jörgen; Löfström, Magnus - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
data set, LINDA, for the years 1990 to 1996. Both welfare expenditures and immigration increased substantially in Sweden in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666675
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Naturalization and Employment of Immigrants in France (1968-1999)
Fougère, Denis; Safi, Mirna - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
Our study examines the empirical link between the naturalization of immigrants and their subsequent employment status in France from 1968 to 1999. For that purpose, we use longitudinal data coming from a panel dataset which follows almost 1% of the French population from 1968 to 1999 through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005667052
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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 - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791522
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Settlement Policies and the Economic Success of Immigrants
Åslund, Olof; Edin, Per-Anders; Fredriksson, Peter - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
of new immigrants away from immigrant dense metropolitan areas. We evaluate a reform of Swedish immigration policy that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792533
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Can Vocational Education Improve the Wages of Minorities and Disadvantaged Groups? The Case of Israel
Neuman, Shoshana; Ziderman, Adrian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
There is a considerable empirical literature which compares wage levels of workers who have studied at secondary vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. In some countries where labour markets are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123991
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Do Immigrants Displace Native Workers? The Austrian Experience
Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf; Zweimüller, Josef - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
This paper studies the effect of increased immigration in Austria on the risk to natives of becoming unemployed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136434
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The Social Assimilation of Immigrants
de Palo, Domenico; Faini, Riccardo; Venturini, Alessandra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
result in highly restrictive immigration policies. Promoting integration of migrants into the host country would go a long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136442
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The Dynamics of Immigrant Welfare and Labour Market Behaviour
Hansen, Jörgen; Löfström, Magnus - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
This Paper analyses transitions into and out of three different labour market states: social assistance, unemployment and employment. We estimate a dynamic multinomial logit model, controlling for endogenous initial conditions and unobserved heterogeneity, using a large representative Swedish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136710
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Ethnic Identity and Immigrant Homeownership
Constant, Amelie; Roberts, Rowan; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Immigrants are much less likely to own their homes than natives, even after controlling for a broad range of life-cycle and socio-economic characteristics and housing market conditions. This paper extends the analysis of immigrant housing tenure choice by explicitly accounting for ethnic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067560