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Refugees welcome, but not in my backyard? : the impact of immigration on right-wing voting : evidence from Germany
Jasny, Johannes; Becker, Tilman - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 11 (2020) 1
This article studies whether immigration in voter's neighborhoods is a driving factor of the rise of Germany's major … small-scale immigration data, election data, and a set of socioeconomic factors. Our main finding states that the local … immigration boosted AFD votes but did not affect CDU votes directly. Instead, in regions that perceived immigration indirectly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012303250
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Skill downgrading among refugees and economic immigrants in Germany : evidence from the Syrian refugee crisis
Nikolov, Plamen; Salarpour Goodarzi, Leila; Titus, David - 2022
Upon arrival to a new country, many immigrants face job downgrading, a phenomenon describing workers being in jobs far below where they would be assigned based on their skills. Downgrading leads to immigrants receiving lower returns to the same skills than natives. The level of downgrading could...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013285855
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Skill Downgrading among Refugees and Economic Immigrants in Germany: Evidence from the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Nikolov, Plamen; Salarpour Goodarzi, Leila; Titus, David - 2022
Upon arrival to a new country, many immigrants face job downgrading, a phenomenon describing workers being in jobs far below where they would be assigned based on their skills. Downgrading leads to immigrants receiving lower returns to the same skills than natives. The level of downgrading could...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351965
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The determination of a migration wave using ethnicity and community ties
Locher, Lilo - 2001
, compare actual and predicted migration waves and discuss the impact of immigration restrictions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403330
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The Determination of a Migration Wave Using Ethnicity and Community Ties
Locher, Lilo - 2021
, compare actual and predicted migration waves and discuss the impact of immigration restrictions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320834
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Skill Downgrading Among Refugees and Economic Immigrants in Germany : Evidence from the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Nikolov, Plamen; Salarpour Goodarzi, Leila - 2022
Upon arrival to a new country, many immigrants face job downgrading, a phenomenon describing workers being in jobs far below where they would be assigned based on their skills. Downgrading leads to immigrants receiving lower returns to the same skills than natives. The level of downgrading could...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014080618
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Does immigration weaken natives' support for the welfare state? : evidence from Germany
Stichnoth, Holger - 2010
Using data from the 1997 and 2002 waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel and from official statistics, I study whether natives are less supportive of state help for the unemployed in regions where the share of foreigners among the unemployed is high. Unlike previous studies, I use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008824272
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Life satisfaction of immigrants : does cultural assimilation matter?
Angelini, Viola; Casi, Laura; Corazzini, Luca - 2014
We empirically assess the relationship between cultural assimilation and subjective well-being of immigrants by using the German Socio-Economic Panel, a longitudinal dataset including information on both the economic and non-economic conditions of the respondents. We find that the more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010355330
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Immigration, regional conditions, and crime : evidence from an allocation policy in Germany
Piopiunik, Marc; Ruhose, Jens - 2015
authorities across regions upon arrival, we find that immigration significantly increases crime. The crime impact of immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010503284
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Immigration, regional conditions, and crime : evidence from an allocation policy in Germany
Piopiunik, Mark; Ruhose, Jens - 2015
authorities across regions upon arrival, we find that immigration significantly increases crime. The crime impact of immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010509654