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Integration of refugee children and adolescents in and out of school: Evidence of success but still room for improvement

Gambaro, Ludovica; Kemptner, Daniel; Pagel, Lisa; … - In: DIW Weekly Report 10 (2020) 34, pp. 345-354

Germany has seen the arrival of a large number of displaced children and adolescents in recent years. Integration is vital for their lives today and in the future. Key indicators of successful integration are a sense of belonging to school, participation in extracurricular activities, both...

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Social integration of refugees is improving

Schmidt, Katja; Jacobsen, Jannes; Krieger, Magdalena - In: DIW Weekly Report 10 (2020) 34, pp. 355-363

Five years ago, almost a million people came to Germany seeking refuge. Chancellor Angela Merkel responded to public concern over such a large influx of refugees with her well-known saying, "Wir schaffen das" (We can do this!). Much has happened since then. As this report shows, the German...

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Mentoring programs support the integration of refugees

Krieger, Magdalena; Jaschke, Philipp; Kroh, Martin; … - In: DIW Weekly Report 10 (2020) 49, pp. 457-465

Over a million people sought asylum in Germany between 2014 and 2016. During this time, many Germans began volunteering in various ways to help refugees and mentorship pro- grams in particular gained significance. As this report shows, participating in a mentorship program has a positive impact...

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LGBTQI* People in Germany Face Staggering Health Disparities

Kasprowski, David; Fischer, Mirjam; Chen, Xiao; de … - In: DIW Weekly Report 11 (2021) 5/6, pp. 42-50

Discrimination and rejection experienced by LGBTQI* people affect their mental health and, in the long term, their physical health as well. Survey data from the Socio-Economic Panel and Bielefeld University show that LGBTQI* people in Germany are affected by negative mental health outcomes three...

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Refugees in Germany perceived higher discrimination in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

Cardozo, Adriana R.; Prömel, Christopher; Zinn, Sabine - In: DIW Weekly Report 12 (2022) 17/18, pp. 119-127

Refugees in Germany perceive discrimination due to their country of origin in various life dimensions, which can negatively affect their integration into society. Using IAB-BAMF-SOEP survey data, this report analyzes to what extent refugees perceive discrimination on the labor market, at...

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Companies contribute significantly to the integration of refugees in Germany

Kritikos, Alexander; Priem, Maximilian; Winkler, … - In: DIW Weekly Report 12 (2022) 19/20, pp. 131-137

Following the 2015 refugee influx, recent studies have found that around one in four companies have hired refugees. A survey of 100 companies that hired refugees shows that hiring refugees can increase employee satisfaction, improve reputations, and positively affect corporate developments. At...

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Employment opportunities of refugee women in Germany are improving despite starting at a disadvantage

Cardozo, Adriana R. - In: DIW Weekly Report 13 (2023) 19/20, pp. 134-140

The majority of refugee women who arrived in Germany during the peak of the refugee crisis between 2013 and 2019 are unemployed. Using data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees, this study investigates the contributing factors for refugee women's limited labor market participation. Results...

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Refugees: Negative health consequences without the anticipated savings

Biddle, Louise - In: DIW Weekly Report 14 (2024) 12, pp. 97-105

Refugees have limited health care entitlements during the asylum process. In February 2024, the maximum length of this exclusion period was increased from 18 to 36 months. This increase may double the actual waiting time, which is currently already more than one year, as data from the...

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(How) does 360-degree feedback benefit the field of entrepreneurship?

Miao, Chao; Humphrey, Ronald H.; Qian, Shanshan; Oh, In-Sue - In: New England Journal of Entrepreneurship (NEJE) 21 (2018) 1, pp. 65-72

Purpose - Most of the studies in entrepreneurship depend on single-source rating methods to collect data on both … psychology-based entrepreneurship research. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to explore the prospects of applying 360 …-degree feedback to the field of entrepreneurship and to discuss a set of cases regarding how 360-degree feedback may boost …

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Black vs white owned new venture performance: A study of mediating effects

Jaiswal, Mayank - In: New England Journal of Entrepreneurship (NEJE) 21 (2018) 2, pp. 81-100

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to move beyond individual level characteristics of founders to explain the performance gap between white and black majority owned new ventures. It specifically investigates three potential mediators: demographic characteristics of venture's location,...

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