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Ethnic spatial dispersion and immigrant identity
Constant, Amelie; Schüller, Simone; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2023
The role of ethnic clustering in ethnic identity formation has remained unexplored, mainly due to missing detailed data. This study closes the knowledge gap for Germany by employing a unique combination of datasets, the survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and disaggregated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014288130
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Dismantling the "Jungle" : migrant relocation and extreme voting in France
Vertier, Paul; Viskanic, Max - 2018 - This version: January 9, 2018
Can a small scale inflow of migrants affect electoral outcomes? We study whether the relocation of migrants from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011804167
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Why go to France or Germany, if you could as well go to the UK or the US? : selective features of immigration to four major OECD countries
Geis, Wido (contributor); Uebelmesser, Silke (contributor);  … - 2008
of migrants to four countries, viz. France, Germany, the UK and the US, which receive a substantial share of all …, we observe interesting patterns in the skill composition, employment opportunities and wages for migrants to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771831
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How do migrants choose their destination country? : an analysis of institutional determinants
Geis, Wido; Übelmesser, Silke; Werding, Martin - 2008
institutional determinants, especially labor-market institutions, on migrants' choices. Based on a large data set constructed from … migrants, while generous pension systems may deter them. Based on separate estimations for high- and low-skilled migrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003805994
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International migration, transfers of norms and home country fertility
Beine, Michel; Docquier, Frédéric; Schiff, Maurice W. - 2008
original and detailed data on migration. Our results provide evidence of a strong transfer of fertility norms from migrants to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003806017
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Do better schools lead to more growth? : cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2009
We provide evidence that the robust association between cognitive skills and economic growth reflects a causal effect of cognitive skills and supports the economic benefits of effective school policy. We develop a new common metric that allows tracking student achievement across countries, over...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003806721
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Diasporas
Beine, Michel; Docquier, Frédéric; Özden, Çağlar - 2009
to higher concentration of low-skill migrants. Interestingly, diasporas explain majority of the variability of migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824981
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Right-wing extremism and the well-being of immigrants
Knabe, Andreas; Rätzel, Steffen; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2009
This study analyzes the effects of right-wing extremism on the well-being of immigrants based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 1984 to 2006 merged with state-level information on election outcomes. The results show that the life satisfaction of immigrants is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003897562
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Endogenous skill formation and the source country effects of international labor market integration
Egger, Hartmut (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003498678
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Collective labor supply of native Dutch and immigrant households in the Netherlands
Klaveren, Chris van; Praag, Bernard M. S. van; Maassen … - 2009
We estimate a collective time allocation model, where Dutch, Surinamese/Antillean and Turkish households behave as if both spouses maximize a household utility function. We assume that paid labor and housework are the endogenous choice variables and furthermore consider household production....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003922862