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The social assimilation of immigrants

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Christian Dustmann (Department of Economics, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK)
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Although there is some considerable empirical research on the economic assimilation of migrants to the labor markets of the host countries, little or no analysis exists on the social assimilation and integration of migrant workers. This is surprising since the integration of migrants is not only of political importance, but it should strongly interact with their economic behavior. This paper provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of migrants` integration, using data for Germany. Ordered probit models are estimated, where the dependent variable is an ordered response on the feeling of national identity. The results show that personal characteristics, the nationality and the family context affect the migrant`s integration, while labor market variables appear to be quite unimportant.

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Population Economics.

Volume (Year): 9 (1996)
Issue (Month): 1 ()
Pages: 37-54
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Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:9:y:1996:i:1:p:37-54

Note: Received December 9, 1994 / Accepted July 14, 1995
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  1. Chiswick, Barry R & Miller, Paul W, 1985. "Immigrant Generation and Income in Australia," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 61(173), pages 540-53, June.
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