Report for the High Level Advisory Group on Social and Labour Market Integration of Ethnic Minorities and the European Commission, Bonn 2008 (166 pages)<br><a href="http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/reports/report_pdfs/iza_report_16de.pdf"><b>[German version]</b></a> (Studie über die soziale Eingliederung und Arbeitsmarktintegration ethnischer Minderheiten)

The paper studies opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities’ economic integration. Specifically, we consider the minority experts’ own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of unfavorable...

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This highly accessible book illustrates how policy makers can address and nurture the effects of growing ethnic diversity in European labor markets.

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The paper studies opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, we consider the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of unfavorable attitudes...

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