Using survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this study shows that immigrants living in segregated … areas where most neighbors are immigrants from the same country of origin as the surveyed person and segregated areas where … most neighbors are immigrants from other countries of origin. The results suggest that housing discrimination rather than …

. After three years, the full recognition of immigrants' foreign qualifications increases their employment rates by 24 …In this paper, we analyze how the formal recognition of immigrants' foreign occupational qualifications afects their … information to their administrative records, allowing us to observe immigrants at monthly intervals before, during and after their …

It is widely debated whether immigrants who live among co-ethnics are less willing to integrate into the host society … immigrants' inter-ethnic contact networks and social activities, we are able to identify the causal effect of ethnic … concentration on social integration. The exogenous placement of immigrants switches off observable and unobservable differences in …

Using survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this study shows that immigrants living in segregated … areas where most neighbors are immigrants from the same country of origin as the surveyed person and segregated areas where … most neighbors are immigrants from other countries of origin. The results suggest that housing discrimination rather than …

It is widely debated whether immigrants who live among co-ethnics are less willing to integrate into the host society … immigrants' inter-ethnic contact networks and social activities, we are able to identify the causal effect of ethnic … concentration on social integration. The exogenous placement of immigrants "switches off" observable and unobservable differences in …

the language proficiency of immigrants by exploiting the fact that the initial placement of guest-workers after WWII was … several data sets, we find a small but robust and significant negative effect of ethnic concentration on immigrants' language … presence of the effect. Immigrants with high learning costs are inclined to move to ethnic enclaves, so that the share of …

the language proficiency of immigrants by exploiting the fact that the initial placement of guest-workers after WWII was … several data sets, we find a small but robust and significant negative effect of ethnic concentration on immigrants' language … presence of the effect. Immigrants with high learning costs are inclined to move to ethnic enclaves, so that the share of …

This paper studies the determinants of naturalization among Turkish and ex-Yugoslav immigrants in Germany … characteristics. A robust finding is that German citizenship is very valuable to female immigrants and the generally better educated … citizenship acquisition. Likewise, ethnic origins and religion also influence these decisions. Muslim immigrants in Germany are …

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 immigrants from advanced countries, with good German language skills … gap. Immigrants are initially less likely to participate in the labor market and more likely to be unemployed. While …