This Discussion Paper is issued within the framework of IZA’s research area 7KH:HOIDUH 6WDWH DQG ... more This Discussion Paper is issued within the framework of IZA’s research area 7KH:HOIDUH 6WDWH DQG /DERU 0DUNHWV Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and not those of the institute. Research disseminated by IZA may include views on policy, but the institute itself takes no institutional policy positions. The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn is a local and virtual international research center and a place of communication between science, politics and business. IZA is an independent, nonprofit limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) supported by the Deutsche Post AG. The center is associated with the University of Bonn and offers a stimulating research environment through its research networks, research support, and visitors and doctoral programs. IZA engages in (i) original and internationally competitive research in all fields of labor economics, (ii) development of policy concepts, and (iii) dissemination of research results ...
We estimate the effect of active labour-market programmes on the exit rate to regular employment ... more We estimate the effect of active labour-market programmes on the exit rate to regular employment for non-western immigrants in Denmark who receive social assistance. We use the timing-of-events duration model and rich administrative data. We find large positive post-programme effects, and, surprisingly, even most in-programme effects are positive. The effects are largest for subsidized employment programmes, but effects are also large and significant for direct employment programmes and other programmes. Effects are larger if programmes begin after six months of unemployment. Implications of our estimates are illustrated by calculating effects on the duration to regular employment over a five-year period. JEL classification codes J64, J24, J68, J61, C41
... Leif Husted & Eskil Heinesen & Signe Hald Andersen ... gender because men and... more ... Leif Husted & Eskil Heinesen & Signe Hald Andersen ... gender because men and women have different premises and hidebound roles from their country of origin and, also, different expectations towards their new society (see Montgomery 1996; Chiswick and Miller 1995; Yang ...
Labour market assimilation of Danish first‐generation male immigrants is analysed based on two pa... more Labour market assimilation of Danish first‐generation male immigrants is analysed based on two panel data sets covering the population of immigrants and 10 per cent of the Danish population during 1984‐1995. Wages and employment probabilities are estimated jointly in a random effects model which corrects for unobserved cohort and individual effects and panel selectivity due to missing wage information. The results show that immigrants assimilate partially to Danes, but the assimilation process differs between refugees and non‐refugees.
ABSTRACT This paper provides important new insights into the reasons for the observed gap in educ... more ABSTRACT This paper provides important new insights into the reasons for the observed gap in educational attainment between children of immigrants and natives in Denmark using a dynamic discrete model of educational choices to determine at what stages of their educational careers children of immigrants face barriers to educational progression and how background characteristics affect educational choices at different points in the educational system. The main findings of the paper are that dropout rates from vocational upper secondary education are much higher among children of immigrants and that strengthening family characteristics reduces the dropout rates. However, behavioral differences and/or differences in constraints and institutional factors are also important barriers and thus determinants of the observed educational gaps as is age at immigration.
In this paper we investigate whether there exists a double-negativ e effect on the earnings of im... more In this paper we investigate whether there exists a double-negativ e effect on the earnings of immigrant women in Denmark stemming from a combined negative effect of gender and foreign country of origin. We estimate separate wage equations for Danes and a number of immigrant groups allowing for individual specific effects. Considering females, correcting for possible sample selection bias due to the participation decision is essential. Based on a Danish panel of register data, we identify some groups of immigrant females that experience a strong and persistent double- negative effect on wages even after correcting for differences in qualifications.
Due to failed integration of immigrants from less developed countries (LDCs), and due to an incre... more Due to failed integration of immigrants from less developed countries (LDCs), and due to an increasing number of second generation immigrants from these countries, focus needs to be changed from mere integration to integration across generations. Studying the second ...
This Discussion Paper is issued within the framework of IZA’s research area 7KH:HOIDUH 6WDWH DQG ... more This Discussion Paper is issued within the framework of IZA’s research area 7KH:HOIDUH 6WDWH DQG /DERU 0DUNHWV Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and not those of the institute. Research disseminated by IZA may include views on policy, but the institute itself takes no institutional policy positions. The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn is a local and virtual international research center and a place of communication between science, politics and business. IZA is an independent, nonprofit limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) supported by the Deutsche Post AG. The center is associated with the University of Bonn and offers a stimulating research environment through its research networks, research support, and visitors and doctoral programs. IZA engages in (i) original and internationally competitive research in all fields of labor economics, (ii) development of policy concepts, and (iii) dissemination of research results ...
We estimate the effect of active labour-market programmes on the exit rate to regular employment ... more We estimate the effect of active labour-market programmes on the exit rate to regular employment for non-western immigrants in Denmark who receive social assistance. We use the timing-of-events duration model and rich administrative data. We find large positive post-programme effects, and, surprisingly, even most in-programme effects are positive. The effects are largest for subsidized employment programmes, but effects are also large and significant for direct employment programmes and other programmes. Effects are larger if programmes begin after six months of unemployment. Implications of our estimates are illustrated by calculating effects on the duration to regular employment over a five-year period. JEL classification codes J64, J24, J68, J61, C41
... Leif Husted & Eskil Heinesen & Signe Hald Andersen ... gender because men and... more ... Leif Husted & Eskil Heinesen & Signe Hald Andersen ... gender because men and women have different premises and hidebound roles from their country of origin and, also, different expectations towards their new society (see Montgomery 1996; Chiswick and Miller 1995; Yang ...
Labour market assimilation of Danish first‐generation male immigrants is analysed based on two pa... more Labour market assimilation of Danish first‐generation male immigrants is analysed based on two panel data sets covering the population of immigrants and 10 per cent of the Danish population during 1984‐1995. Wages and employment probabilities are estimated jointly in a random effects model which corrects for unobserved cohort and individual effects and panel selectivity due to missing wage information. The results show that immigrants assimilate partially to Danes, but the assimilation process differs between refugees and non‐refugees.
ABSTRACT This paper provides important new insights into the reasons for the observed gap in educ... more ABSTRACT This paper provides important new insights into the reasons for the observed gap in educational attainment between children of immigrants and natives in Denmark using a dynamic discrete model of educational choices to determine at what stages of their educational careers children of immigrants face barriers to educational progression and how background characteristics affect educational choices at different points in the educational system. The main findings of the paper are that dropout rates from vocational upper secondary education are much higher among children of immigrants and that strengthening family characteristics reduces the dropout rates. However, behavioral differences and/or differences in constraints and institutional factors are also important barriers and thus determinants of the observed educational gaps as is age at immigration.
In this paper we investigate whether there exists a double-negativ e effect on the earnings of im... more In this paper we investigate whether there exists a double-negativ e effect on the earnings of immigrant women in Denmark stemming from a combined negative effect of gender and foreign country of origin. We estimate separate wage equations for Danes and a number of immigrant groups allowing for individual specific effects. Considering females, correcting for possible sample selection bias due to the participation decision is essential. Based on a Danish panel of register data, we identify some groups of immigrant females that experience a strong and persistent double- negative effect on wages even after correcting for differences in qualifications.
Due to failed integration of immigrants from less developed countries (LDCs), and due to an incre... more Due to failed integration of immigrants from less developed countries (LDCs), and due to an increasing number of second generation immigrants from these countries, focus needs to be changed from mere integration to integration across generations. Studying the second ...
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