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natives and second generation migrants. We analyze an inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, and find differences between … employment probability about two months after unemployment entry. We observe a significantly lower employment probability for …
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This paper is based on recently collected and rich survey data of a representative sample of entrants into unemployment …
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survey data of a representative inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, we empirically test the hypothesis that …
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There are concerns about the attachment of immigrants to the labor force, and the potential policy responses. This …
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In this paper I assert that the entrepreneurial spirit can also exist in salaried jobs. I study the determinants of wages and the labor market success of two kinds of entrepreneurial women in Germany - self-employed and salaried businesswomen - and investigate whether ethnicity is important in...
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concentration of immigrants affect the subjective well-being of the German-born population. Our results suggest the existence of a … well-being is a function of the assimilation of immigrants in the region. The effect of immigration is higher in regions … with an intermediate level of economic assimilation and is essentially zero in areas where immigrants are either least or …
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Upon arrival in the host country, immigrants undergo a fundamental identity crisis. Their ethnic identity being … individuals end up varies among immigrants even from the same country. Moreover, the quest for ethnic identity affects women and … immigrants in the host country labor market, beyond human capital and ethnic origin characteristics. Empirical estimates for …
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The economic literature has largely overlooked the importance of repeat and circular migration. The paper studies this behavior by analyzing the number of exits and the total number of years away from the host country using count data models and panel data from Germany. More than 60% of migrants...
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reported by immigrants and natives in a unique representative German survey. We employ factor analysis to construct measures of … immigrants' ethnic persistence and assimilation. The estimated effect of these measures on risk proclivity suggests that … could also help explain differences in economic assimilation of immigrants …
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The paper studies opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers … integration problems; natives' general negative attitudes are a key factor of their challenging situation; discrimination is …, are persistent and enforce anti-discrimination laws are desirable …
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