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What are Europeans' views on migrant integration? : an in-depth analysis of 2017 Special Eurobarometer "Integration of immigrants in the European Union"

Dražanová, Lenka; Liebig, Thomas; Migali, Silvia; … - 2020

that positive opinions about immigration are often associated with a favourable public perception of integration. Looking … at the individual correlates of opinions about immigration and integration, this paper finds that actual knowledge about … the magnitude of immigration is positively correlated with attitudes to immigration but not integration. In contrast, more …

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Intergenerational spillovers of integration policies : evidence from Finland's integration plans

Pesola, Hanna; Sarvimäki, Matti - 2022

This paper shows that an integration policy aimed at unemployed adult immigrants generated positive spillovers for their children. Our research design builds on a discontinuity in the phase-in-rule of Finland's 1999 reform that introduced integration plans-a new approach for allocating...

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Do English skills affect Muslim immigrants' economic and social integration differentially?

Yuksel, Mutlu; Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude; Guven, Cahit - 2019

This paper estimates the returns to English-speaking fluency on the socioeconomic outcomes of childhood immigrants. We further investigate whether Muslim childhood immigrants face additional hurdles in economic and social integration into the host country. Motivated by the critical age...

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The impact of xenophobic violence on the integration of immigrants

Steinhardt, Max Friedrich - 2018

Integration of immigrants is a two-way process involving immigrants and the host country society. An underexplored question is how events of xenophobic violence in the host country affect the integration of immigrants. For this purpose, I exploit a unique series of anti-immigrant attacks in the...

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Trends in the returns to social assimilation : earnings premiums among U.S. immigrants that marry natives

Furtado, Delia; Song, Tao - 2014

Previous studies show that immigrants married to natives earn higher wages than immigrants married to other immigrants. Using data from the 1980-2000 U.S. censuses and the 2005- 2010 American Community Surveys, we show that these wage premiums have increased over time. Our evidence suggests that...

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How do immigrants from Taiwan fare in the US labor market?

Lin, Carl - 2013

This paper presents evidence that since 1980, relative to other immigrants, the earnings of Taiwanese immigrants have grown rapidly as they assimilate into the U.S. economy. Our estimates indicate that the rising returns to education, pre-migration experience and hours worked per week play...

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Immigration, naturalization, and the future of public education

Tanaka, Ryuichi; Farré, Lídia; Ortega, Francesc - 2014

This paper analyzes the effects of immigration on the education system of the receiving country from a political … key moments of Spain's economy and education system in year 2008, the end of a large episode of immigration. By means of … simulations we evaluate the effects of immigration on the size and quality of Spain's public education. Our main findings are as …

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An introduction to the economics of immigration in OECD countries

Edo, Anthony; Ragot, Lionel; Rapoport, Hillel; … - 2020

effects of immigration in those nations. Four broad topics are addressed: labor market issues, fiscal questions, the political … economy of immigration, and productivity/international trade. Extreme concerns about deleterious labour market and fiscal …

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Assimilate for god : the impact of religious divisions on Danish American communities

Bentzen, Jeanet Sinding; Boberg-Fazlić, Nina; Sharp, Paul - 2024

The cultural assimilation of immigrants into the host society is often equated with prospects for economic success, with religion seen as a potential barrier. We investigate the role of ethnic enclaves and churches for the assimilation of Danish Americans using a difference-indifferences...

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The role of social capital in shaping Europeans' immigration sentiments

Economidou, Claire; Karamanis, Dimitris; Kechrinioti, … - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 11 (2020) 1/3, pp. 1-31

individuals. The present paper studies the Europeans' attitudes toward immigration, focusing particularly on the role of social …

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