compare their wage assimilation to that of ethnic German immigrants from Eastern Bloc countries and international immigrants … education. However, these disadvantages were smaller than those of international immigrants, supporting the beneficial role of … cultural similarity. The earnings gap relative to West German natives narrowed over time for all immigrants. These findings are …

study the effect of naturalization on labor market outcomes of immigrants in Germany. We apply recent survey data and … exploit a reform of naturalization rules in an instrumental variable estimation. In our sample of recent immigrants, linear … endogeneity of naturalization most coefficients decline in magnitude and lose statistical significance: male immigrants' labor …

In response to increased international policy attention to youth unemployment this study investigates post … youth unemployment is centered in high unemployment states and metropolitan areas. Recent changes in academic benefit …

(un)employment. These disadvantages hold for all groups of workers and types of start-ups analyzed. Although our analysis …

Even though second generation immigrants make up ever increasing population shares in industrialized countries we know … of immigrants. Their schooling success still lags behind that of natives. We investigate completed degrees and school … attendance of German born immigrants and find considerable evidence suggesting that this group does not assimilate to native …

This study applies count data estimation techniques to investigate the fertility adjustment of immigrants in the … whether assimilation or disruption effects dominate immigrants' fertility after migration. We find evidence in favor of the …