The economic situation of first- and second-generation immigrants in France, Germany and the United Kingdom

Algan, Yann, Dustmann, Christian, Glitz, Albrecht and Manning, Alan (2009) The economic situation of first- and second-generation immigrants in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. CEP Discussion Paper, No. 951. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

A central concern about immigration is the integration into the labour market, not only of the first generation, but also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe’s largest economies. France, Germany and the United Kingdom have all become, perhaps unwittingly, countries with large immigrant populations albeit with very different ethnic compositions. Today, the descendants of these immigrants live and work in their parents’ destination countries. This paper presents and discusses comparative evidence on the performance of first- and second-generation immigrants in these countries in terms of education, earnings, and employment.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cep.lse.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2009 The authors
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Immigration, Earnings, Employment, education, France, Germany, UK
Library of Congress subject classification:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D901 Europe (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Journal of Economic Literature Classification System:	J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies > J64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies > J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J30 - General
Sets:	Collections > Economists Online Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Rights:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm
Identification Number:	No. 951
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/28680/

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