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The ambiguous role of ethnic context : a multi-level analysis of the relationship between group size and labor market integration of three immigrant groups in Germany

Scheller, Friedrich - 2017

The paper analyses the role of the relative regional group size for the labor market integration of three different ethnic groups in Germany. The analysis addresses the question of whether there is a consistent group size effect, or if group size functions differently for different immigrant...

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Trust of second generation immigrants: Intergenerational transmission or cultural assimilation?

Moschion, Julie; Tabasso, Domenico - 2013

This paper studies the respective influence of intergenerational transmission and the environment in shaping individual trust. Focusing on second generation immigrants in Australia and the United States, we exploit the variation in the home and in the host country to separate the effect of the...

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Assimilation through marriage

Epstein, Gil S.; Lindner Pomerantz, Renana - 2012

During the last few decades cultural changes have been taking place in many countries due to migration. The degree to …

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Does Intermarriage Pay Off? A Panel Data Analysis

Nottmeyer, Olga - 2010

Taking advantage of the panel structure of the data, the impact of intermarriage on labor market productivity as measured by earnings is examined. Contrarily to previous studies which rely on instrumental variable techniques, selection issues are addressed within a fixed effects framework. The...

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PISA Results: What a Difference Immigration Law Makes

Entorf, Horst; Minoiu, Nicoleta - 2004

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of national …, for all countries our estimations imply that for students with a migration background a key for catching up is the …

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Is Child like Parent? Educational Attainment and Ethnic Origin

Gang, Ira N.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1999

The speed at which immigrants assimilate is the subject of debate. Human capital formation plays a major role in this discussion. This paper compares the educational attainment of second generation immigrants to those of natives in the same age cohort. Evidence using a large German data set...

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Aliyah to Israel: Immigration under Conditions of Adversity

Neuman, Shoshana - 1999

?Operation Solomon?. What were the factors that drove this unprecedented migration of Jews from around the globe to Israel? Many … of the major international migration movements were largely economic in nature (the push of poverty or the pull of … migration, which reflects failure to absorb, is discussed, and the very different absorption policies of the 1950s and the 1990s …

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Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrants in Germany – The Importance of Heterogeneity and Attrition Bias

Fertig, Michael; Schurer, Stefanie - 2007

Heterogeneity in the ethnic composition of Germany's immigrant population renders general conclusions on the degree of economic integration difficult. Using a rich longitudinal dataset, this paper tests for differences in economic assimilation profiles of four groups of foreign-born immigrants...

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International migration, ethnicity and economic inequality

Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2008

While the allocative efficiency of mobility is typically considered to be positive but small in the long run, the induced changes in equality may be considerable in size. In practice, however, migrants typically improve their income position in comparison to those at home, stimulate the economic...

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A political economy of the immigrant assimilation: Internal dynamics

Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2010

Within immigrant society different groups wish to help the migrants in different ways - immigrant societies are multi-layered and multi-dimensional. We examine the situation where there exists a foundation that has resources and that wishes to help the migrants. To do so they need migrant groups...

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