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Occupational mobility of ethnic migrants

Bauer, Thomas K.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1999

This paper studies occupational mobility of ethnic German migrants who have entered Germany since 1984. The empirical … analysis suggests significant differences in the probability of downward occupational mobility by gender, immigration status …, and schooling levels. In general, migrants with higher skill levels face sharper deteriorations in their relative labor …

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Immigrant labor and workplace safety

Bauer, Thomas K.; Million, Andreas; Rotte, Ralph; … - 1998

Using standard as well as recently developed univariate and bivariate count data models, this paper analyzes the determinants of workplace accidents using a firm data set for Germany. Given the tight system of public workplace safety regulation, introduced partly as early as in 1869, and the...

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What makes an entrepreneur and does it pay? Native men, Turks, and other migrants in Germany

Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Shachmurove, Yochanan; Constant, … - 2003

This paper focuses on the entrepreneurial endeavors of immigrants and natives in Germany. We pay closer attention to Turks, since they are the largest immigrant group with a strong entrepreneurial tradition, and the self-employed Turks in Germany represent about 70% of all Turkish entrepreneurs...

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Immigration Policy, Assimilation of Immigrants and Natives' Sentiments towards Immigrants: Evidence from 12 OECD-Countries

Bauer, Thomas K.; Lofstrom, Magnus; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2000

immigration policy may affect the labor market assimilation of immigrants and hence natives? sentiments towards immigrants. It … immigration countries. Second, a new analysis of individual data from the OECD countries studies sentiments concerning immigration … and the determinants of these sentiments is presented. Natives in countries that receive predominantly refugee migrants …

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Occuptational choice across generations

Constant, Amelie F.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2004

There are few studies on occupational choices in Germany, and the second generation occupational choice and mobility is even less investigated. Such research is important because occupations determine success in the labor market. In a country like Germany occupations also reflect a general...

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What makes an entrepreneur and does it pay? : Native men, turks, and other migrants in Germany

Constant, Amelie F.; Shachmurove, Yochanan; Zimmermann, … - 2003

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Occupational choice across generations

Constant, Amelie F.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2003

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The Making of Entrepreneurs in Germany : Are Native Men and Immigrants Alike?

Constant, Amelie F.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2004

This paper uses a state of the art three-stage technique to identify the characteristics of the self-employed immigrant and native men in Germany and to understand their underlying drive into self-employment. Employing data from the German Socioeconomic Panel 2000 release we find that...

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