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Racial identity and education
Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - 2006
identity issues. We find that having a higher percentage of same-race friends has a positive effect of white teenagers' test … friends (which is a measure of own identity) and the parent's education that are responsible for the difference in education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267548
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Native-immigrant gaps in educational and school-to-work transitions in the second generation : the role of gender and ethnicity
Baert, Stijn; Heiland, Frank; Korenman, Sanders - 2014
We study how native-immigrant (second generation) differences in educational trajectories and school-to-work transitions vary by gender. Using longitudinal Belgian data and adjusting for family background and educational sorting, we find that both male and female second-generation immigrants,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010463408
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The Educational Attainment of Second Generation Immigrants in The Netherlands
van Ours, Jan C.; Veenman, Justus - 2001
Since the mid-1960?s the Netherlands has had an immigration surplus, mainly because of manpower recruitment from Turkey and Morocco and immigration from the former Dutch colony of Surinam. Immigrants have a weak labor market position, which is related to their educational level and language...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262503
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Acculturation identity and educational attainment
Nekby, Lena; Rödin, Magnus; Özcan, Gülay - 2007
This paper explores the identity formation of a cohort of students with immigrant backgrounds in Sweden and the … consequences of identity for subsequent educational attainment. Unique for this study is that identity is defined according to a … two-dimensional acculturation framework based on both strength of identity to the (ethnic) minority and to the (Swedish …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268239
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The educational attainment of second generation immigrants in the Netherlands
Ours, Jan C. van; Veenman, Justus - 2001
Since the mid-1960's the Netherlands has had an immigration surplus, mainly because of manpower recruitment from Turkey and Morocco and immigration from the former Dutch colony of Surinam. Immigrants have a weak labor market position, which is related to their educational level and language...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401382
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Determinants of integration and its impact on the economic success of immigrants: a case study of the Turkish community in Berlin
Danzer, Alexander M.; Ulku, Hulya - 2008
Using a new data on 590 Turkish households in Berlin, we investigate the determinants and impact of integration on economic performance. We find that usual suspects such as time spent in Germany and education have positive impact, while networks have no impact on integration. There is strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265692
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Determinants of Integration and Its Impact on the Economic Success of Immigrants : A Case Study of the Turkish Community in Berlin
Danzer, Alexander M. - 2009
Using new data on 590 Turkish households in Berlin, we investigate the determinants and impact of integration on economic performance. We find that the usual suspects, such as time spent in Germany and education, have positive impact, while networks have no impact on integration. There is strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013159626
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Determinants of Integration and its Impact on the Economic Success of Immigrants : A Case Study of the Turkish Community in Berlin
Danzer, Alexander M.; Ulku, Hulya - 2021
Using a new data on 590 Turkish households in Berlin, we investigate the determinants and impact of integration on economic performance. We find that usual suspects such as time spent in Germany and education have positive impact, while networks have no impact on integration. There is strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324909
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Gender and race heterogeneity : the impact of increases in students with limited English on native students' performance
Diette, Timothy M.; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2013
The influx of immigrants has shifted the ethnic composition of public schools in many states including North Carolina. Recent evidence from North Carolina suggests that increases in Limited English students' concentration have led to a slight decline in performance solely for students at the top...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229481
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Gender and racial differences in peer effects of limited English students : a story of language or ethnicity?
Diette, Timothy M.; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2016
There is a perception among native born parents in the U.S. that the increasing number of immigrant students in schools creates negative peer effects on their children. In North Carolina there has been a significant increase in immigrants especially those with limited English language skills and...
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