Purpose – Economic theory predicts that unemployment benefits may increase expected income and reduce its volatility, thereby attracting immigrants to countries which implement such programs. This article aims to explore whether and how changes in countries’ unemployment benefit spending...

Purpose – This paper's main purpose is to evaluate immigrants’ demand for social assistance and services and identify the key barriers to social and labor market inclusion of immigrants in the European Union. Design/methodology/approach – An online primary survey of experts from NGOs and...

Der Beitrag gibt einen Einblick in das ökonomische Verständnis der Ursachen und Folgen wirtschaftlich bedingter Migration. In ökonomischen Systemen ist Arbeitskräftemobilität für die Verbesserung der Allokation und der Verteilung der volkswirtschaftlichen Ressourcen sehr wesentlich....

Deutschland ist ein Einwanderungsland. Dies sollte heute niemand mehr ernsthaft bestreiten. Dennoch bedarf es einiger Anstrengungen, die von vielen Seiten geforderte "Willkommenskultur" zu etablieren. Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt mit Bezug zu einem Bibelzitat Einblicke in den aktuellen Stand der...

This paper studies occupational mobility of ethnic German migrants who have entered Germany since 1984. The empirical analysis suggests significant differences in the probability of downward occupational mobility by gender, immigration status, and schooling levels. In general, migrants with...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the empirical link between the naturalization of immigrants and their subsequent employment status in France from 1968 to 1999. Design/methodology/approach – For that purpose, longitudinal data coming from a panel dataset which follows almost...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test whether marriage to a native affects the probability that an immigrant will be employed. Design/methodology/approach – Utilizing 2000 US Census data, first the effect of cross‐nativity marriages on employment is examined using an ordinary...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to study the role of intermarriage in the process of immigrant economic assimilation in France. Design/methodology/approach – The authors estimate an earnings equation for immigrants in France to examine the extent to which intermarried immigrants are...