Labor market integration of immigrants provides a difficulty in many countries. As a consequence, immigrants are substantially overrepresented in welfare systems. Despite forming a substantial share of all welfare recipients, relatively little is known about the impact of welfare-to-work...

We evaluate the effects of different short-term training programs on the employment chances of immigrant and native welfare recipients in Germany. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between both groups and what might cause these potential differences. In a first step,...

We evaluate the individual employment effects of four types of short-term training for immigrants and natives in the German welfare system and identify differences in the effects determined by unobservable factors. Based on comprehensive and unique administrative data, we apply propensity score...

Bei der Debatte um Zuwanderung blieb weitgehend die Tatsache ausgeblendet, dass auch schon zu Beginn der 2000er Jahre viele hochqualifizierte Menschen im Lande lebten - vor allem jüdische Kontingentflüchtlinge und anerkannte Asylbewerber. Eine Studie der Universität Oldenburg ergab, dass...