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Peer effects in language training for migrants
Sprietsma, Maresa; Pfeil, Lisa - 2015
unique survey data of migrants participating in an intensive language course in Germany, we find that the age and skill …
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The immigrant wage gap in Germany
Aldashev, Alisher (contributor);  … - 2008
Immigrants consist of foreigners and citizens with migration background. We analyze the wage gap between natives and these two groups in Germany. The estimates show a substantial gap for both groups with respect to natives. Discarding immigrants who completed education abroad reduces much of the...
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Cultural influences on the fertility behaviour of first- and second-generation immigrants in Germany
Stichnoth, Holger; Yeter, Mustafa - 2013
“generation 1.5” (migrants arriving as children) and the second generation. It is stronger for women with low education and for …
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The human capital selection of young males seeking asylum in Germany
Lange, Martin; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2018 - This version, August 29, 2018
This study analyses the selection of recently arrived asylum seekers from Middle Eastern and African countries in Germany. The findings suggest that, on average, asylum seekers have 22 percent more years of schooling - the indicator used for human capital - when compared to same-aged persons...
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Overqualification of graduates : assessing the role of family background
Erdsiek, Daniel - 2014
Studies on the underlying mechanisms of social mobility commonly find that half of the intergenerational earnings persistence remains unexplained. Focusing on the phenomenon of overqualification, this study examines a transmission channel that might operate beyond the mechanisms previously...
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Intergenerational transmission of unemployment : evidence for German sons
Mäder, Miriam; Müller, Steffen; Riphahn, Regina T.; … - 2014
survey data that cover the last decades we find significant positive correlations. Using instrumental variables estimation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010416210
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Maternity leave and mothers' long-term sickness absence : evidence from Germany
Gürtzgen, Nicole; Hank, Karsten - 2014
-run delay in return to work, which might rationalize a negative causal health effect. Breaking down the results by mothers’ pre …-birth health status suggests that the higher incidence of long-term sickness absence among the treated may be explained by the fact … that the reform has facilitated re-entry of a negative health selection into the labor market. …
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Entrepreneurs from low-skilled immigrant groups in knowledge-intensive industries : company characteristics, survival and innovative performance
Müller, Elisabeth - 2011
This paper analyzes how companies of immigrant entrepreneurs in knowledgeintensive industries differ from companies of native entrepreneurs with respect to start-up characteristics, firm survival and innovative performance. I focus on immigrants from the "recruitment countries" of south and...
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What a Difference Immigration Law Makes: PISA Results, Migration Background and Social Mobility in Europe and Traditional Countries of Immigration
Entorf, Horst (contributor); Minoiu, Nicoleta (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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