Obschon die Phase des stärksten Zuzugs von Geflüchteten in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik nunmehr fünf Jahre zurückliegt, kommen auch in den letzten Jahren noch mehr Asylsuchende nach Deutschland als zu Beginn der 2010er-Jahre. So stellten im Jahr 2019 rund 166.000 Personen Asylanträge,...

Language training programmes have become a crucial part of immigrant integration policies in many developed countries. We examine whether the intensity of training, in terms of duration, increases the likelihood of integration, particularly labour market integration. We investigate a...

There is a considerable empirical literature which compares wage levels of workers who have studied at secondary vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. However, in some countries where labor markets...

There is a considerable empirical literature which compares wage levels of workers who have studied at secondary vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. However, in some countries where labor markets...

Many studies show that individuals from ethnic minority groups receive low levels of job-related training, raising the question of whether lower expected wage benefits contribute to this lack of training. In this paper, unit record data are used to examine the effect of job-related training on...

There is a considerable empirical literature which compares wage levels of workers who have studied at secondary vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. However, in some countries where labor markets...

This study investigates the extent of labour market competition among nativeDutch workers and ethnicminorities, using national survey of the SEO and the Population statistics ofthe CBS. Firstly, the directeffect of immigrants on local labour markets is considered. It is shown thatethnic...

Obschon die Phase des stärksten Zuzugs von Geflüchteten in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik nunmehr fünf Jahre zurückliegt, kommen auch in den letzten Jahren noch mehr Asylsuchende nach Deutschland als zu Beginn der 2010er-Jahre. So stellten im Jahr 2019 rund 166.000 Personen Asylanträge,...

This paper analyzes the reasons for the large and persistent gaps in transitions after secondary school between native pupils compared to second- and third generation immigrant pupils in Germany. I first document that differences in parental background, skills (such as school degrees or test...

Immigrants make up one fifth of the Belgian working age population, but their labour market integration is poor. Employment rates of non-EU immigrants, in particular, are very low, and the problem extends to their native-born offspring. Further, with more precarious jobs and lower wages,...