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Giuntella, Osea; Mazzonna, Fabrizio - 2014

This paper studies the effects of immigration on health. We merge information on individual characteristics from the … component of the data to analyse how immigration affects the health of both immigrants and natives over time. Upon their arrival … population. Our results suggest that immigration reduces the likelihood that residents report negative health outcomes. We show …

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Circular migration : counts of exits and years away from the host country

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2007

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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The performance of immigrants in the German labor market

Beyer, Robert - 2017

This paper uses a large survey (SOEP) to update and deepen our knowledge about the labor market performance of immigrants in Germany. It documents that immigrant workers initially earn on average 20 percent less than native workers with otherwise identical characteristics. The gap is smaller for...

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Naturalization and labor market performance of immigrants in Germany

Riphahn, Regina T.; Saif, Salwan - 2018

Naturalization may be a relevant policy instrument affecting immigrant integration in host-country labor markets. We study the effect of naturalization on labor market outcomes of immigrants in Germany. We apply recent survey data and exploit a reform of naturalization rules in an instrumental...

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On the right track? - the role of work experience in migrant mothers' current employment probability

Boll, Christina; Lagemann, Andreas - 2021

This paper investigates the role of work experience in migrant mothers' current employment in Germany. Unlike previous … for migrant mothers compared to mi-grant fathers and non-migrant mothers. We conclude that current employ-ment is … significantly fueled by former employment; thus policies should be designed such that they help women to "get on the right track". …

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Immigration, social networks, and occupational mismatch

Alaverdyan, Sevak; Zaharieva, Anna - 2019

In this study we investigate the link between the job search channels that workers use to ﬁnd employment and the …

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Job search, locus of control, and internal migration

Caliendo, Marco; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Hennecke, Juliane - 2016

Internal migration can substantially improve labor market efficiency. Consequently, policy is often targeted towards reducing the barriers workers face in moving to new labor markets. In this paper we explicitly model internal migration as the result of a job search process and demonstrate that...

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Substantial labor market effects of the residency status : how important are initial conditions at arrival for immigrants?

Schuß, Eric - 2017

This paper uses information on the legal status upon arrival to study long-term labor market effects, whereas selection and potential outmigration are taken into account by a large set of methods. I find that immigrants arrived with a job commitment in Germany achieve a longterm income advantage...

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Growing up in ethnic enclaves : language proficiency and educational attainment of immigrant children

Danzer, Alexander M.; Feuerbaum, Carsten; Piopiunik, Marc; … - 2018

Does a high regional concentration of immigrants of the same ethnicity affect immigrant children's acquisition of host-country language skills and educational attainment? We exploit the exogenous placement of guest workers from five ethnicities across German regions during the 1960s and 1970s in...

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Occupational recognition and immigrant labor market outcomes

Brücker, Herbert; Glitz, Albrecht; Lerche, Adrian; … - 2018

application for occupational recognition. Our ﬁndings show substantial employment and wage gains from occupational recognition …. After three years, the full recognition of immigrants’ foreign qualiﬁcations increases their employment rates by 24 … increase in employment is largely driven by a higher propensity to work in regulated occupations. Relating our ﬁndings to the …

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