institutional and historical background is first presented, after which we analyse the education profile of the immigrants through … dummies. The main results are that the assimilation process is closely connected with the education profile of the immigrants …This paper represents an attempt to investigate the assimilation process of immigrants in Switzerland. Some …

Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to study opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their … acknowledged as the single most important integration barrier; low education and self-confidence as well as cultural differences …

is a very important location factor and implies that a location may attract current immigrants mainly because it … attracted previous immigrants, even if the traditional location factors are not a source of attractiveness. Research limitations … the highly localized nature of network externalities. Originality/value – The impact of network on migrants' behavior is a …

more than half of the total immigrants in Spain, and unlike other host countries, they come from a highly varied range of …

Purpose – Self-employment has been stressed as a way for immigrants to enter and improve their situation in the labour … immigrants. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses micro-econometric methods to estimate the effect of self …, self-employment, with few exceptions, does not improve outcomes in the wage sector of immigrants and may in fact be …