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Gender differences in the effect of residential segregation on workplace segregation among newly arrived immigrants

Tammaru, Tiit; Strömgren, Magnus; Ham, Maarten van; … - 2015

Contemporary cities are becoming more and more diverse in population as a result of immigration. Research also shows …

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Ethnic spatial dispersion and immigrant identity : conference paper

Constant, Amelie; Schüller, Simone; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2014

Ethnic groups tend to agglomerate and assemble, mostly in urban areas. While ethnic clustering is critically debated in societies and the consequences for economic outcomes are under debate in research, the process is not yet well understood. A separate literature has also examined the cultural...

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Ethnic enclaves and immigrant earnings growth

Warman, Casey - 2006

The impact of living in an ethnic enclave on earnings growth of immigrants in Canada is examined using the 1981-2001 Censuses. Consistent with U.S. findings, enclaves are found to have a negative impact on the earnings growth of male immigrants. A negative impact is also found for female...

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Residential segregation and immigrants' satisfaction with the neighborhood in Germany

Dill, Verena; Jirjahn, Uwe; Tsertsvadze, Georgi - 2011

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this study examines the relationship between immigrant residential segregation and immigrants' satisfaction with the neighborhood. The estimates show that immigrants living in segregated areas are less satisfied with the neighborhood. This is...

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Do enclaves matter in immigrant adjustment?

Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2002

This paper is concerned with the determinants and consequences of immigrant/linguistic concentrations (enclaves). The reasons for the formation of these concentrations are discussed. Hypotheses are developed regarding "ethnic goods" and the effect of concentrations on the immigrant?s language...

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Enclaves, language and the location choice of migrants

Bauer, Thomas K.; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2002

language proficiency of migrants. These studies, however, ignore the choice of location as a function of language skills. Using … data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that migrants choose smaller networks as their English language proficiency …

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Location Choices of Migrant Nest-Leavers : Spatial Assimilation or Continued Segregation?

Zorlu, Aslan - 2010

We examine ethnic differences in the ethnic composition of the destination neighbourhood upon leaving the parental home using administrative data for the entire birth cohort 1983 living in the Netherlands. The analysis provides little evidence of a clear intergenerational break in the location...

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Immigrant Enclaves and Crime

Machin, Stephen J. - 2011

There is conflicting evidence on the consequences of immigrant neighbourhood segregation for individual outcomes, with various studies finding positive, negative or insubstantial effects. In this paper, we document the evolution of immigrant segregation in England over the last 40 years. We show...

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Initial and Subsequent Location Choices of Immigrants to the Netherlands

Zorlu, Aslan - 2007

countries of origin who entered the country as labour, family or asylum migrants. The evidence suggests distinct settlement …

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The Effect of Far Right Parties on the Location Choice of Immigrants : Evidence from Lega Nord Mayors

Bracco, Emanuele - 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, generating an advantage to these parties with anti-immigration or …

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