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Identity and Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrants

Carillo, Maria Rosaria; Lombardo, Vincenzo; Venittelli, … - 2021

This paper explores the relationship between social identity and labor market outcomes of immigrants. Using survey data from Italy, we provide robust evidence that immigrants with stronger feelings of belonging to the societies of both the host and home country have higher employment rates,...

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Employment effects of language training for unemployed immigrants

Lang, Julia - In: Journal of Population Economics 35 (2021) 2, pp. 719-754

Proficiency in the host country’s language is an important factor for the successful labor market integration of immigrants. In this study, I analyze the effects of a language training program for professional purposes on the employment opportunities of participants in Germany. I apply an...

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Learning from the Origins

Yarkin, Alexander - 2023

international migration network, I document that opinion changes at the origins spill over to 1st- and 2nd-generation immigrants …

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Immigrant Category of Admission and the Earnings of Adults and Children: How far does the Apple Fall?

Warman, Casey; Webb, Matthew D.; Worswick, Christopher - 2018

Immigrants in many Western countries have experienced poor economic outcomes. This has led to a lack of integration of child immigrants (the 1.5 generation) and the second generation in some countries. However, in Canada, child immigrants and the second generation have on average integrated very...

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The Labor Market Integration of Refugees and other Migrants in Germany

Bedaso, Fenet - 2021

heterogeneous group in terms of their motives for migration and skills composition. In this paper, I disentangle immigrants into …, language proficiency, health status, years since migration, and cohort effects explain the employment gap between the refugees … employment gap between refugees, other migrants, and natives. Finally, this paper highlights the importance of the migration …

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The Effect of Birthright Citizenship on Parental Integration Outcomes

Avitabile, Ciro; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Masella, Paolo - Centro Studi di Economia e Finanza (CSEF) - 2010

This paper provides empirical evidence on whether child legal status at birth affects the level of cultural integration of immigrant parents with native community. We consider the 1999 reform of the German nationality law, which introduced birthright citizenship for children born in Germany to...

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