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The immigrant welfare effect : take-up or eligibility?

Castronova, Edward (contributor) - 1999

propensity to take-up benefits is not related to immigrant status per se: when other socio-demographic factors are accounted for … in an appropriate manner, immigrant households are no more likely to take up benefits than native households. …

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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. - 2001

This paper provides a snapshot of the stock of immigrants in Germany using the 1995 wave of the Microzensus 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...

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The job search and education investments of immigrant families

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Connolly, Marie D.; Worswick, … - 2001

This paper examines the post-migration investments in schooling and job search of immigrant families using new …

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Intergenerational transmissions and the school-to-work transition of 2nd generation immigrants

Nielsen, Helena Skyt (contributor) - 2001

We analyse the extent of intergenerational transmission through parental capital, ethnic capital and neighbourhood effects on several aspects of the school-to-work transition of 2 nd generation immigrants and young ethnic Danes. The main findings are that parental capital has strong positive...

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The educational attainment of second generation immigrants in the Netherlands

Ours, Jan C. van - 2001

Since the mid-1960's the Netherlands has had an immigration surplus, mainly because of manpower recruitment from Turkey and Morocco and immigration from the former Dutch colony of Surinam. Immigrants have a weak labor market position, which is related to their educational level and language...

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Do enclaves matter in immigrant adjustment?

Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2002

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Informational cascades and decision to migrate

Epstein, Gil S. - 2002

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Immigrants' language skills : the Australien experience in a longitudinal survey

Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2002

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Labor market conditions and post-reform declines in welfare receipt among immigrants

Lofstrom, Magnus; Bean, Frank D. - 2001

policy legislated in the 1990s might have deterred immigrant participation in welfare programs, although only post-1996 … lowered immigrant participation, and others have argued that this is true only in California. This paper analyzes the role of …-welfare reform decrease among immigrants, with immigrant welfare utilization being sensitive to changes in both employment and …

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Gender, comparative advantage and labor market activity in immigrant families

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Crossley, Thomas F. - 2001

The family investment hypothesis predicts that credit-constrained immigrant families adopt a household strategy for …

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