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The human capital selection of young males seeking asylum in Germany
Lange, Martin; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2018
indicators of individual and parental human capital influence short-run integration outcomes in Germany, while work experience in … integration outcomes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011911965
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The effect of early childhood education and care services on the social integration of refugee families
Gambaro, Ludovica; Neidhöfer, Guido; Spieß, Christa … - 2020
Devising appropriate policy measures for the integration of refugees is high on the agenda of many governments. This … paper focuses on the social integration of families seeking asylum in Germany between 2013 and 2016. Exploiting regional … parents' integration. We find a significant and substantial positive effect, in particular on the social integration of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012288089
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Earnings Prospects for People with Migration Background in Germany
Aldashev, Alisher; Gernandt, Johannes; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2007
Less than half of the people with migration background living in Germany possess foreign citizenship. Hence, using citizenship to analyze economic issues of immigration may be problematic for two reasons. On the one hand, a quite substantial share of persons with migration background is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297911
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Earnings Prospects for People with Migration Background in Germany
Thomsen, Stephan L.; Gernandt, Johannes; Aldashev, Alisher - 2007
Less than half of the people with migration background living in Germany possess foreign citizenship. Hence, using citizenship to analyze economic issues of immigration may be problematic for two reasons. On the one hand, a quite substantial share of persons with migration background is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297935
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The Immigrant Wage Gap in Germany
Thomsen, Stephan L.; Gernandt, Johannes; Aldashev, Alisher - 2008
Germany is an important component of economic integration and degrees obtained abroad are valued less. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298665
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Language Usage, Participation, Employment and Earnings: Evidence for Foreigners in West Germany with Multiple Sources of Selection
Thomsen, Stephan L.; Gernandt, Johannes; Aldashev, Alisher - 2008
Language proficiency may not only affect the earnings of the individual, but the probability to participate in the labor market or becoming employed as well. It may also affect selection of people into economic sector and occupation. In this paper, the effects of language proficiency on earnings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298666
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Ethnic diversity and attitudes towards redistribution: a review of the literature
Stichnoth, Holger; van der Straeten, Karine - 2009
We review the empirical literature that studies the effect of ethnic diversity on the welfare state and on individual attitudes. The outcome variables that we cover in the survey are on the one hand public spending, and on the other hand individual attitudes and behaviour, including charity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298807
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Does immigration weaken natives' support for the welfare state? Evidence from Germany
Stichnoth, Holger - 2010
Using data from the 1997 and 2002 waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel and from official statistics, I study whether natives are less supportive of state help for the unemployed in regions where the share of foreigners among the unemployed is high. Unlike previous studies, I use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299930
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What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? A meta-analysis of the evaluation literature
Butschek, Sebastian; Walter, Thomas - 2013
A growing body of programme evaluation literature recognises immigrants as a disadvantaged group on European labour markets and investigates the employment effects of Active Labour Market Pro-grammes (ALMPs) on this subgroup. Using a meta-analysis, we condense 93 estimates from 33 empir-ical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319208
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What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? A meta-analysis of the evaluation literature
Butschek, Sebastian; Walter, Thomas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
A growing body of programme evaluation literature recognises immigrants as a disadvantaged group on European labour markets and investigates the employment effects of Active Labour Market Pro-grammes (ALMPs) on this subgroup. Using a meta-analysis, we condense 93 estimates from 33 empir-ical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957600