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TIPping the Scales towards Greater Employment Chances? Evaluation of a Trial Introduction Program (TIP) for Newly-Arrived Immigrants based on Random Program Assignment

Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Nekby, Lena - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2009

A Trial Introduction Program (TIP) for newly-arrived immigrants to Sweden was implemented from October 2006 to June 2008 in order to meet the main criticisms directed at existing introduction programs. Two primary innovations were introduced, flexible language instruction parallel with other...

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TIPping the Scales towards Greater Employment Chances? Evaluation of a Trial Introduction Program (TIP) for Newly-Arrived Immigrants based on Random Program Assignment

Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Nekby, Lena - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Stockholms Universitet - 2009

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Integration as a catalyst for assimilation

Stark, Oded; Jakubek, Marcin - In: International Review of Economics & Finance 28 (2013) C, pp. 62-70

We draw a distinction between the social integration and economic assimilation of migrants, and study an interaction … between the two. We define social integration as blending into the host country’s society, and economic assimilation as … income gap with the natives. In this way, social integration becomes a catalyst for economic assimilation. …

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Qualification Structure, Over- and Underqualification of the Foreign Born in Austria and the EU

Huber, Peter; Nowotny, Klaus; Bock-Schappelwein, Julia - FIW - 2010

This project focuses on comparing the qualification structure of migrants residing in Austria as well as their over- and underqualification rates to other EU countries. The skill structure of foreign born residing in Austria has improved slightly in the last years. Austria is, however,...

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From immigrants to (non-)citizens: Political economy of naturalizations in Latvia

Ivlevs, Artjoms; King, Roswitha M. - Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, … - 2010

willingness to obtain citizenship. Significant influence also accrues to age, gender, education, emigration intentions and …

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International Migration, Ethnicity and Economic Inequality

Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

While the allocative efficiency of mobility is typically considered to be positive but small in the long run, the induced changes in equality may be considerable in size. In practice, however, migrants typically improve their income position in comparison to those at home, stimulate the economic...

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The Impact of Social Systems and their Coordination on Economic Migration

Tepperová, Jana; Klazar, Stanislav - In: Politická ekonomie 2012 (2012) 4, pp. 505-522

The existing empirical studies examined the impact of different variables, such as common language, economic, cultural and geographical factors, on migration. However, none of the studies deals with the social security systems including their coordination as a relevant explanatory factor. The...

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Do Ethnic Enclaves Impede Immigrants' Integration? Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Social-Interaction Approach

Danzer, Alexander M.; Yaman, Firat - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

concentration on social integration. The exogenous placement of immigrants "switches off" observable and unobservable differences in …-ethnics increases migrants' interaction cost with natives and thus reduces the likelihood of integration. …

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Naturalization proclivities, ethnicity and integration

Constant, Amelie; Gataullina, Liliya; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2008

differentiating between actual and planned citizenship. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel, we measure the impact that integration …, but not to those educated in Germany. We find that the degree of integration in German society has a differential effect …

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The local environment shapes refugee integration : evidence from post-war Germany

Braun, Sebastian; Dwenger, Nadja - 2017

integration of the eight million expellees who arrived in West Germany after World War II. We first document that integration …

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