Showing 1 - 10 of 322
The speed at which immigrants assimilate is the subject of debate. Human capital formation plays a major role in this discussion. This paper compares the educational attainment of second generation immigrants to those of natives in the same age cohort. Evidence using a large German data set...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504310
immigrants’ ethnic persistence and assimilation. The estimated effect of these measures on risk proclivity suggests that … could also help explain differences in economic assimilation of immigrants. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661532
Germany has experienced a substantial influx of German immigrants from Eastern Europe after World War II and expects several million more as a consequence of the demise of socialism. This paper analyses the economic performance of ethnic German migrants to West Germany in comparison with native...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067558
This paper analyses differences in welfare utilization between immigrants and natives in Sweden using a large panel data set, LINDA, for the years 1990 to 1996. Both welfare expenditures and immigration increased substantially in Sweden in the 1990's. We find that immigrants use welfare to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666675
Using the UK Fourth National Survey of Ethnic Minorities, we explore the determinants of religious identity for Muslims and non-Muslims. We find that Muslims integrate less and more slowly than non-Muslims. A Muslim born in the UK and having spent there more than 50 years shows a comparable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504737
economic assimilation of immigrants, somewhat less attention has been devoted to other - and equally crucial - dimensions of … migrants’ integration, namely the process of social assimilation. The aim of this paper is to take a close look at migrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136442
. This study evaluates the causes of this phenomenon and tests for the effects of assimilation, cohort, age at migration, and … household social assistance dependence. Assimilation and age at migration increase the probability of social assistance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005497774
policies in deterring asylum seekers. The paper concludes with an outline of the assimilation of refugees in host country … from non-English speaking backgrounds. All immigrants experience wage assimilation as time spent in Australia increases. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011079136
This Paper contrasts labour participation behaviour and wages of native and immigrant women. Since the impact of family structure on labour supply differs between natives and immigrants, we explicitly distinguish between part-time and full-time jobs. The choice of jobs is accounted for by an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067460
networks exist when assimilation is not complete. We consider the struggle of migrants to assimilate and, at the same time, the … struggle of the local population to prevent such assimilation. These activities affect trade possibilities. Moreover, we show … assimilation activities and instead invest in anti-assimilation activities in order to preserve immigrants’ preferences for home …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666430