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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
examines the determinants of skill downgrading among two types of immigrants - refugees and economic immigrants - in the German … labor markets between 1984 and 2018. We find that refugees downgrade more than economic immigrants, and this discrepancy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013285855
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How do new immigration flows affect existing immigrants? Evidence from the refugee crisis in Germany
Deole, Sumit S. - 2020
differential demand shock induced by refugees' consumption of culturally similar goods and services. However, the unemployment … effects dissipated starting in 2016, coinciding with refugees' delayed yet incremental labor market integration. We also … to arriving refugees. Our results suggest that TMENA immigrants' assimilation of German identity was unaffected by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012849666
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Immigrant assimilation and welfare participation : do immigrants assimilate into or out-of welfare
Hansen, Jörgen; Lofstrom, Magnus - 1999
that immigrants lower their participation rates in welfare with time spent in Sweden. Refugees display substantially higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011318604
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Settlement Location Shapes Refugee Integration : Evidence from Post-War Germany
Braun, Sebastian - 2019
Following one of the largest displacements in human history, almost eight million forced migrants arrived in West Germany after WWII. We study empirically how the settlement location of migrants affected their economic, social and political integration in West Germany. We first document large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012859311
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Immigrant Assimilation and Welfare Participation : Do Immigrants Assimilate into or Out of Welfare?
Hansen, Jorgen; Lofstrom, Magnus - 2021
find that immigrants lower their participation rates in welfare with time spent in Sweden. Refugees display substantially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013321366
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Settlement location shapes refugee integration : evidence from post-war Germany
Braun, Sebastian; Dwenger, Nadja - 2019
Following one of the largest displacements in human history, almost eight million forced migrants arrived in West Germany after WWII. We study empirically how the settlement location of migrants affected their economic, social and political integration in West Germany. We first document large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012133397
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The effect of far right parties on the location choice of immigrants : evidence from Lega Nord Mayors
Bracco, Emanuele; De Paola, Maria; Green, Colin; … - 2017
Immigration has increasingly taken centre-stage in the political landscape. Part of this has been rise in far-right, anti-immigration parties in a range of countries. Existing evidence suggests that the presence of immigrants has a substantial effect on the political views of the electorate,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011625341
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Determinants and dynamics of forced migration to Europe : evidence from a 3-D model of flows and stocks
Brück, Tilman; Dunker, Kai M.; Ferguson, Neil T. N.; … - 2018
Violent conflict is a well-recognised driver of forced migration but literature does not usually consider the pull factors that might also cause irregular movements. In turn, the decision to leave and of where to go are rarely considered separately. This is in contrast to literature on regular...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913541
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What a Difference Immigration Law Makes: PISA Results, Migration Background and Social Mobility in Europe and Traditional Countries of Immigration
Minoiu, Nicoleta; Entorf, Horst - 2004
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of national languages for the PISA school performance of teenagers living in European countries (France, Finland, Germany, United Kingdom, and Sweden) and traditional countries of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297318
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PISA Results: What a Difference Immigration Law Makes
Entorf, Horst; Minoiu, Nicoleta - 2004
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of national languages for the PISA school performance of teenagers living in European countries (France, Finland, Germany, United Kingdom, and Sweden) and traditional countries of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261789