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the degree of assimilation in Germany, which is consistent with a switch of migrants' reference point from home countries …This paper examines whether the subjective well-being of migrants is responsive to fluctuations in macroeconomic … control for migrants' observed and unobserved characteristics. We find strong (mild) evidence that migrants' well …
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influence on individual health in this context. We consider differences in workload and related health status for migrants and … problems among migrants. Working at the capacity limit has a particularly strong effect on emotional exhaustion, which is … requirements than migrants, both physically and mentally. However, as job-related factors show similar effects on the health status …
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This paper investigates the effects of the introduction of a statutory minimum wage in Germany on the wages and … employment of migrants. Migrants are an overrepresented group in the low-wage sector and can be expected to particularly benefit … wage has weakened the position of migrants in the low-wage sector compared to their native counterparts. We observe an …
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the family's current consumption. Using data for West Germany, we do not find evidence for such a specialization strategy …
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market differences. To further our understanding of the underlying reasons I study internal migration in Germany, using the … Mikrozensus, a very large sample of households living in Germany. The first contribution of this paper is to quantify the low … migration ; regional convergence ; Germany …
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, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA. Results indicate that for almost all countries immigrants …
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Interpersonal relations are shaped by the judgements associated with the social categories that individuals perceive in their social contacts. I develop a model of how those judgments form based on a theory of symbolic values. The model depicts the interaction between two values, one associated...
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immigrants in Germany show that ethnic identity is important for the decision to work and significantly and differentially …
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large immigrant receiving countries, Germany and the UK. We show that, despite large differences in their immigrant …
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also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe's largest economies. France, Germany and the UK …
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