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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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Immigration and heterogeneous labor in Western Germany : a labor market classification based on nonparametric estimation
Frölich, Markus; Puhani, Patrick A. - 2002
workers in service occupations are identified to exhibit rising unemployment due to wage rigidities and are therefore not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011447106
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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
combat immigrant unemployment: training, job search assistance, and subsidised public and private sector employment. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009784011
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EU enlargement and immigration
Kraus, Margit; Schwager, Robert - 2000
This paper assesses the consequences of EU enlargement for East West migration. In the theoretical part, we identify several factors in addition to the reduction of moving costs by which EU membership influences migration. Specifically, EU accession affects income gaps. Moreover, if EU...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011443914
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Integrating young male refugees : initial evidence from an inclusive soccer project
Lange, Martin; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Berg, Gerard J. van den - 2017
The study analyses data collected among a group of young male refugees who participated in a randomized experiment …. Refugees were randomly assigned to a soccer project, which aimed at facilitating labour market integration, or to a control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011623422
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Short-term training programs for immigrants : do effects differ from natives and why?
Aldashev, Alisher; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2010
We evaluate the effects of different short-term training programs on the employment chances of immigrant and native welfare recipients in Germany. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between both groups and what might cause these potential differences. In a first step,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003954181
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Temporary extra jobs for immigrants : merging lane to employment or dead-end road in welfare?
Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2010
We evaluate the effects of the most frequently used German welfare-to-work program on the employment chances of immigrant welfare recipients. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between immigrants and natives and what might cause these potential differences. Our results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003961542
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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/10003857714
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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]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001906454
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A Bayesian approach to determine the impact of institutions on the unemployment rate
Sachs, Andreas - 2010
applying an instrumental variable estimation approach. -- Unemployment ; institutions ; labor and product markets ; model …Labor and product market regulations affect the unemployment rate of a country without doubt. Econometricians, however … indicators are identified as significant determinants of unemployment. Endogeneity due to reverse causality is also considered by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008652532