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Institutional Capital and Labour Devaluation: The Non-Recognition of Foreign Credentials in Germany

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  • Harald Bauder

    (Department of Geography, University of Guelph, Ontario)

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The non-recognition of foreign credentials channels many international migrants into occupations below their skill levels. I examine processes of credential devaluation among so-called Spaetaussiedler who migrated from Eastern Europe to Germany. An empirical study, involving an interview survey of NGO administrators, government bureaucrats, and employers in Berlin, suggests that institutional processes of credential recognition are intertwined with cultural processes of distinction. The study illustrates how institutional labour market regulation links with forces of social reproduction and the cultural exclusion of migrants.

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  • Harald Bauder, 2005. "Institutional Capital and Labour Devaluation: The Non-Recognition of Foreign Credentials in Germany," European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, Edward Elgar Publishing, vol. 2(1), pages 75-93.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:ejeepi:v:2:y:2005:i:1:p:75-93
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    1. Muyeba, Singumbe, 2019. "Institutional capital, urban poverty and household wealth in Cape Town," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 16(C).
    2. Paul, Bénédique, 2009. "Institutional capital: A new analytical framework on theory and actions for economic development," MPRA Paper 39018, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Doerr, Annabelle & Hartmann, Carina & Sajons, Christoph, 2022. "Unregistered work among refugees: Evidence from a list experiment in Germany," Working papers 2022/01, Faculty of Business and Economics - University of Basel.
    4. Alexandra Mergener & Tobias Maier, 2019. "Immigrants’ Chances of Being Hired at Times of Skill Shortages: Results from a Factorial Survey Experiment Among German Employers," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 20(1), pages 155-177, February.
    5. Harald Bauder, 2006. "Origin, employment status and attitudes towards work: immigrants in Vancouver, Canada," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 20(4), pages 709-729, December.
    6. Paul, Bénédique, 2009. "Reclaiming Institutions as a Form of Capital," MPRA Paper 39017, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    JEL classification:

    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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