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A policy agenda for diversity and minority integration
Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010
The social and labor market integration of ethnic minorities in the EU is still a major political, societal and economic challenge. Based on evidence presented in Kahanec and Zimmermann (2011), this policy paper proposes an agenda for diversity and minority integration in the European labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009304377
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Ethnic minorities in the European Union : an overview
Kahanec, Martin; Zaiceva, Anzelica; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010
This paper sheds light on the labor market situation of ethnic minorities in the European Union. Facing a serious measurement challenge and lacking adequate data, we apply several measures of ethnicity and examine various data sources as well as secondary evidence. We find significant gaps...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009274110
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Economic preferences and attitudes of the unemployed : are natives and second generation migrants alike?
Constant, Amelie; Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; … - 2010
In this paper we study the economic effects of risk attitudes, time preferences, trust and reciprocity while we compare natives and second generation migrants. We analyze an inflow sample into unemployment in Germany, and find differences between the two groups mainly in terms of risk attitudes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009274117
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Work and money : payoffs by ethnic identity and gender
Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009
Upon arrival in the host country, immigrants undergo a fundamental identity crisis. Their ethnic identity being … suggested by the ethnosizer, a newly established measure to parameterize a person's ethnic identity, using individual … individuals end up varies among immigrants even from the same country. Moreover, the quest for ethnic identity affects women and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003858734
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An expert stakeholder's view on European integration challenges
Constant, Amelie; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2011
The standard approach of analysing gaps in social and labor market outcomes of different ethnic groups relies on analysis of statistical data about the affected groups. In this paper we go beyond this approach by measuring the views of expert stakeholders involved in minority integration. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009303847
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Do ethnic minorities “stretch” their time? : evidence from the UK time use survey
Zaiceva, Anzelika; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010
This paper investigates the effect of ethnicity on time spent on overlapped household production, work and leisure activities employing the 2000-2001 UK Time Use Survey. We find that, unconditionally, white females manage to "stretch" their time the most by an additional 233 minutes per day and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962954
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The effect of early childhood education and care services on the social integration of refugee families
Gambaro, Ludovica; Neidhöfer, Guido; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2019
Devising appropriate policy measures for the integration of refugees is high on the agenda of many governments. This paper focuses on the social integration of families seeking asylum in Germany between 2013 and 2016. Exploiting differences in services availability across counties as an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012116401
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Ethnicity, job search and labor market reintegration of the unemployed
Constant, Amelie; Kahanec, Martin; Rinne, Ulf; … - 2009
ethnic identity: the ethnosizer. To shed further light on the native-migrant differences in economic outcomes, we investigate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003916430
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Migration, ethnicity and economic integration
Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009
have implications for economic performance. -- Ethnicity ; ethnic identity ; acculturation ; migrant assimilation ; migrant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003910651
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Attitudes towards immigrants, other integration barriers, and their veracity
Constant, Amelie F. (contributor);  … - 2008
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003746674