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Attitudes Towards Immigrants, Other Integration Barriers, and Their Veracity
Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 5-14
Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to study opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011525572
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The threat effect of participation in active labor market programs on job search behavior of migrants in Germany
Bergemann, Annette; Caliendo, Marco; Berg, Gerard J. van den - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) November, pp. 777-795
Purpose – Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. The aim of this paper is to study whether such ex ante effects differ according to ethnic origin. Design/methodology/approach – The authors apply a method that relates self-reported perceived...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010539772
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Attitudes towards immigrants, other integration barriers, and their veracity
Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) May, pp. 5-14
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987645
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Attitudes towards immigrants, other integration barriers, and their veracity
Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 5-14
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783309
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Measuring ethnic linkages among migrants
Bauer, Thomas; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 56-69
Mexican Migration Project Findings – The main finding is that the choice of Mexican immigrants to move to a region has a hump … Mexicans living in the US region; the number of Mexicans from the same village as the migrants living in the US region; and the … total time the Mexicans from the same village have lived in the US region.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783313
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Labor market outcomes of immigrants and non‐citizens in the EU
Kahanec, Martin; Zaiceva, Anzelika - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 97-115
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to comparatively analyse the roles of foreign origin and citizenship in the labor markets of Eastern and Eestern Member States of the EU. Design/methodology/approach – The EU Survey of Income and Living Conditions is used to evaluate the roles of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783316
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Immigrant self‐employment adjustment
Clark, Ken; Drinkwater, Stephen - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 163-175
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine two aspects of the self‐employment adjustment of immigrant groups in the UK. First, how the probability of self‐employment for males changes with time since migration relative to the native population and second, how the probability of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783320
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Did 9/11 affect Hispanic‐Americans' self‐employment entry and exit decisions?
Wang, Chunbei; Lofstrom, Magnus - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 176-187
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the tragic events of 9/11 on the self‐employment entry/exit decisions of native‐born Hispanics. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the difference‐in‐differences approach with native Whites as the control group....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783321
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The threat effect of participation in active labor market programs on job search behavior of migrants in Germany
Bergemann, Annette; Caliendo, Marco; van den Berg, Gerard J. - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) 7, pp. 777-795
Purpose – Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. The aim of this paper is to study whether such ex ante effects differ according to ethnic origin. Design/methodology/approach – The authors apply a method that relates self‐reported perceived...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783444
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Social assistance among immigrants and natives in Sweden
Anders Gustafsson, Björn - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) 2, pp. 126-141
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the issue of social assistance receipt among immigrants to Sweden and compare to receipt by natives. Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes the institutional background, reports statistical information and surveys...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783510