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Convergence or divergence? Immigrant wage assimilation patterns in Germany
Zibrowius, Michael - 2012
Using a rich panel data set, I estimate wage assimilation patterns for immigrants in Germany as an example of a key European destination country. This study contributes to the literature by performing separate estimations by skill groups. Comparisons with similar natives reveal that immigrants'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287579
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Convergence or Divergence?: Immigrant Wage Assimilation Patterns in Germany
Zibrowius, Michael - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
Using a rich panel data set, I estimate wage assimilation patterns for immigrants in Germany as an example of a key European destination country. This study contributes to the literature by performing separate estimations by skill groups. Comparisons with similar natives reveal that immigrants'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896279
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Television role models and fertility: Evidence from a natural experiment
Bönisch, Peter; Hyll, Walter - 2015
In this paper we study the effect of television exposure on fertility. We exploit a natural experiment that took place … in lower fertility. This conclusion is robust to alternative model specifications and data sets. Our results imply that … individual fertility decisions are affected by role models or information about other ways of life promoted by media. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010516282
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Television Role Models and Fertility: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Bönisch, Peter; Hyll, Walter - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2015
In this paper we study the effect of television exposure on fertility. We exploit a natural experiment that took place … in lower fertility. This conclusion is robust to alternative model specifications and data sets. Our results imply that … individual fertility decisions are affected by role models or information about other ways of life promoted by media. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277342
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With strings attached: Grandparent-provided child care and female labor market outcomes
García-Morán, Eva; Kuehn, Zoë - 2013
grandparent-provided child care affects fertility and labor force participation of women positively. However, grandparent … provide child care. We build a model of residence choice, fertility, and female labor force participation that can account for … level, fertility and mothers' labor force participation would increase, while mobility would remain unchanged. The absence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327583
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With Strings Attached: Grandparent-Provided Child Care and Female Labor Market Outcomes
García-Morán, Eva; Kuehn, Zoë - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013
grandparent-provided child care affects fertility and labor force participation of women positively. However, grandparent … provide child care. We build a model of residence choice, fertility, and female labor force participation that can account for … level, fertility and mothers' labor force participation would increase, while mobility would remain unchanged. The absence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011150884
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600686
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Naturalization Proclivities, Ethnicity and Integration
Constant, Amelie; Gataullina, Liliya; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2008
This paper studies the determinants of naturalization among Turkish and ex-Yugoslav immigrants in Germany differentiating between actual and planned citizenship. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel, we measure the impact that integration and ethnicity indicators exert on the probability to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600723
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What Determines the Duration of Stay of Immigrants in Germany? Evidence from a Longitudinal Duration Analysis
Gundel, Sebastian; Peters, Heiko - 2008
We analyze the return-migration of German immigrants using the latest data of the German Socio- Economic Panel from 1984 to 2006. We conduct a Cox proportional hazard model with years of residence in Germany as waiting time. The analysis reveals that return migration is heavily influenced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600725
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Bringing Home the Money: Xenophobia and Remittances: The Case of Germany
Holst, Elke; Schäfer, Andrea; Schrooten, Mechthild - 2008
The determinants of migrants' remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In contrast to previous studies we analyze the motives for remittances not only for foreigners but also for the broader group of individuals with a personal migration background. Major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600738