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Labor market integration of migrants : hidden costs and benefits in two-tier welfare states
König, Jan; Skupnik, Christoph - 2012
workers and (ii) an increase in the labor market participation rate of migrants. Per assumption, natives and migrants solely … inflow of migrant workers. More interesting, though, it is shown that a larger share of migrants in the workforce increases …
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National identity and the integration of second-generation immigrants
Monscheuer, Ole - 2020
This paper studies the effect of immigrants' national identity on integration in an inter-generational context. Economic theory predicts that the origin country identity of immigrants affects their children's integration through its effects on social network choices and incentives to invest in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012499817
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Scared straight? : threat and assimilation of refugees in Germany
Jaschke, Philipp; Sardoschau, Sulin; Tabellini, Marco - 2023
This paper studies the effects of local threat on cultural and economic assimilation of refugees, exploiting plausibly exogenous variation in their allocation across German regions between 2013 and 2016. We combine novel survey data on cultural preferences and economic outcomes of refugees with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014477650
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Belonging or estrangement : the European refugee crisis and its effects on immigrant identity
Prömel, Christopher - 2021
This study deals with the impact of the 2015 European Refugee Crisis on the ethnic identity of resident migrants in … that higher shares of refugees in a county increased migrants' attachment to their home countries, while not affecting … consumption of foreign media. Lastly, I find that changes in ethnic identity coincide with the political polarization of migrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012657847
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Do refugees impact crime? : causal evidence from large-scale refugee immigration to Germany
Lange, Martin; Sommerfeld, Katrin - 2023
Does large-scale refugee immigration affect crime rates in receiving countries? We address this question based on the large and unexpected refugee inflow to Germany that peaked in 2015-2016. Arriving refugees were dispersed across the country based on a binding dispersal policy, yet we show that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014424505
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647872
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011904270
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The economic situation of first- and second-generation immigrants in France, Germany and the United Kingdom
Alganand, Yann; Dustmann, Christian; Glitz, Albrecht; … - 2009
A central concern about immigration is the integration into the labour market, not only of the first generation, but also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe's largest economies. France, Germany and the United Kingdom have all become, perhaps unwittingly,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003894405
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Ethnic retention and host culture adoption among Turkish immigrants in Germany, France and the Netherlands : a controlled comparison
Ersanilli, Evelyn; Koopmans, Ruud - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009526487
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Perceptions of ethno-cultural diversity and neighborhood cohesion in three European countries
Koopmans, Ruud - 2014
The question whether ethnic diversity is associated with declining social cohesion has produced much controversy. We maintain that more attention must be paid to cognitive mechanisms to move the debate ahead. Using survey data from 938 localities in Germany, France, and the Netherlands, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010429801