children in Germany. We exploit the introduction of birthright citizenship for newborn children in Germany starting on the 1st …This paper evaluates the effect of becoming citizen of the host-country at birth on educational outcomes of immigrant … of January, 2000, to obtain difference-in-differences estimates for the effect of citizenship on the children s …

birthright citizenship in Germany caused immigrant parents to adapt their educational choices for their offspring. We employ a … difference-in-differences strategy which exploits a birth date cut-off determining whether a child became eligible for birthright … citizenship or not. We find that the policy caused immigrant parents to (i) send their children to preschool more often; (ii …

birthright citizenship in Germany caused immigrant parents to adapt their educational choices for their offspring. We employ a … difference-in-differences strategy which exploits a birth date cut-off determining whether a child became eligible for birthright … citizenship or not. We find that the policy caused immigrant parents to (i) send their children to preschool more often; (ii …

Does granting birthright citizenship help immigrant children integrating in the host country's educational system? We …, 2000 with birthright citizenship. We use a difference-in-difference design that compares children born shortly before and …'s educational participation, both in non-mandatory preschool and upper secondary school. In addition, birthright citizenship …

Does birthright citizenship boost immigrant children's educational participation and success? We address this question … citizenship. We isolate the impact of birthright citizenship by comparing children born shortly before and shortly after the …

Does granting birthright citizenship help immigrant children integrating in the host country's educational system? We …, 2000 with birthright citizenship. We use a difference-in-difference design that compares children born shortly before and …'s educational participation, both in non-mandatory preschool and upper secondary school. In addition, birthright citizenship …

Citizenship is the most important right a host country can bestow on its immigrant population. Yet, little is known … which citizenship policies work and who actually benefits from them. To answer these questions, we estimate the marginal … returns to citizenship on children’s school performance and skill development. For identification, we use two national reforms …