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Income redistribution and self-selection of immigrants

Corneo, Giacomo; Neidhöfer, Guido - 2019

We analyze the effects of governmental redistribution of income on migration patterns,using an Italian administrative … level covariates, migration costs, and when testing for stochastic dominance of the skill distributions of migrants and … stayers. Policy simulations are run in order to gauge the magnitude of these migration effects. Based on estimated …

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Labor market integration of migrants : hidden costs and benefits in two-tier welfare states

König, Jan; Skupnik, Christoph - 2012

(decreases) the employment level, if the union represents (does not represent) migrant workers. -- migration ; welfare state …

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Parental background matters : intergenerational mobility and assimilation of Italian immigrants in Germany

Bönke, Timm; Neidhöfer, Guido - 2014

We investigate the hypothesis of failed integration and low social mobility of immigrants. For this purpose, an intergenerational assimilation model is tested empirically on household survey data and validated against administrative data provided by the Italian Embassy in Germany. In line with...

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Decomposing discrimination: why a holistic approach to racism hides more than it reveals

Koopmans, Ruud - 2021

In recent debates on "race" and "racism", a broad definition has emerged that encompasses phenotypic appearance as well as ethnicity and religion. In addition, the "intersectional" interactions between these different characteristics are a core element of this holistic concept of racism. On the...

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Brexit, collective uncertainty and migration decisions

Auer, Daniel; Tetlow, Daniel - 2020

landscape. Uncertainty and perceptions are influential drivers when it comes to migration decisions, and yet, the literature … migratory behaviour of the citizens of an entire nation. Using official bilateral migration statistics, we highlight a … substantial increase in migration flows from the UK to the remaining EU/EFTA countries. Exceptional spikes in naturalisation …

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The indirect fiscal benefits of low-skilled immigration

Colas, Mark; Sachs, Dominik - 2022

Low-skilled immigrants indirectly affect public finances through their effect on resident wages & labor supply. We operationalize this indirect fiscal effect in a model of immigration and the labor market. We derive closed-form expressions for this effect in terms of estimable statistics. An...

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EU enlargement and (temporary) migration : effects on labour market outcomes in Germany

Hammer, Luisa; Hertweck, Matthias S. - 2022

EU Eastern Enlargement elicited a rise in (temporary) labour market oriented immi-gration to Germany starting in May 2011. Taking into account that not all immigrantsstay permanently and that outmigration flows are selective, this paper classifies recent EUimmigrants into “new arrivals” and...

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Language proficiency and homeownership : evidence from U.S. immigrants

Luik, Marc-André; Steinhardt, Max Friedrich; Voss, Simon - 2023

In this paper we deliver first causal evidence on the relationship between immigrant host country language proficiency and homeownership. Using an instrumental variable strategy, we find a substantial positive impact of language skills on the propensity to own a home and the quality of housing....

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The integration of migrants in the German labor market : evidence over 50 years

Berbée, Paul; Stuhler, Jan - 2023

Germany has become the second-most important destination for migrants worldwide. Using all waves from the microcensus, we study their labor market integration over the last 50 years, and document key differences to the US case. While the employment gaps between immigrant and native men decline...

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Growing up in ethnic enclaves : language proficiency and educational attainment of immigrant children

Danzer, Alexander M.; Feuerbaum, Carsten; Piopiunik, Marc; … - 2018

Does a high regional concentration of immigrants of the same ethnicity affect immigrant children's acquisition of host-country language skills and educational attainment? We exploit the exogenous placement of guest workers from five ethnicities across German regions during the 1960s and 1970s in...

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