This publication presents the first broad international comparison across all EU and OECD countries of the outcomes for immigrants and their children. It is the fruit of a joint co-operation between the European Commission (DG Migration and Home Affairs) and the OECD’s International Migration...

Nachkommen von Einwanderern haben es auf den Arbeitsmärkten besonders schwer, die Beschäftigungsdefizite sind vergleichsweise hoch. Gleichzeitig wird in den kommenden Jahren der Anteil an Migranten dieser sogenannten "zweiten Generation" steigen. Ihre Arbeitsmarkterfolge werden häufig als...

Labour market integration is a social process suggesting that personality traits are relevant. This paper explores whether immigrants with a higher belief in their ability to control outcomes tend to be more likely to be employed. This trait is known in psychology as the locus of control (LOC)....

Educational attainment, length of stay, differences in national background and language skills play an acknowledged important role for the integration of immigrants. But integration is also a social process, which suggests that psychological factors are relevant. This paper explores whether and...