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in political participation, German schooling, home ownership, being born in Germany and being a citizen of non-EU country … uncertainty of the possibility to stay in Germany mainly discourage foreign residents who actively participate in the labor market …
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This chapter summarizes the literature on the evaluation of immigration policies. It brings together two strands of the literature dealing with the evaluation of labor market programs and with the economic integration of immigrants. Next to immigrant selection and settlement policies, there are...
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This paper documents assimilation of immigrants in European destinations along cultural, civic, and economic dimensions, distinguishing by immigrants' generation, duration of stay, and origin. Based on the European Social Survey, it suggests that assimilation may have multiple facets, and take...
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Armed conflicts, natural disasters and infrastructure projects continue to force millions into migration. This is … forced to leave their homelands and settle within the new borders of West Germany. Subsequently, a law was introduced to …
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This chapter summarizes the main trends, policies and empirical evidence regarding immigration in Europe. We start by providing descriptive evidence on long-term immigration trends and current characteristics of the immigrant populations in various important European destination countries and...
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This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing between EU and non-EU immigrants) a comprehensive analysis of the skill structures of immigrants and their labor market integration in the different European countries, their...
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welfare access by migrants or further tighten migration policies. Are there politically feasible alternatives to these two … perceptions about migrants in Europe. Based on a simple model of the perceived fiscal effects of migration and on a largely … not find much support among those who are in favour of immigration. A way out of the migration into the welfare state …
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Ethnic groups tend to agglomerate and assemble, mostly in urban areas. While ethnic clustering is critically debated in societies and the consequences for economic outcomes are under debate in research, the process is not yet well understood. A separate literature has also examined the cultural...
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As in the U.S. and Canada, migration is a controversial issue in Europe. This paper explores the possibility that … migration and contribute to a better economic performance of the respective countries …
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contribution of external migration to population growth. Next, similarities and differences in the current immigration policies are …
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