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Economic and Social Perspectives of Immigrant Children in Germany

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Frick, Joachim R. (German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin)
Wagner, Gert G. () (European University Viadrina (Frankfurt/ Oder), German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin and IZA, Bonn)

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Overall, children in Germany live in households with below average incomes; therefore social policies that address the vulnerable position of Germany’s children are necessary. These policies should cover targeted financial transfers as well as improvements in day care provision for children. With respect to selected non-monetary as well as monetary indicators our empirical analyses show significant differences in current living conditions between native born German children and those born to immigrants of German descent and foreign origin persons. Education is a key indicator for future economic and social perspectives. In principle, there is no formal "discrimination" of immigrant children by the German school system. However, low educational attainment levels are still being transferred from one immigrant generation to the next. The net result is that children of immigrants are not able to close the educational gap between themselves and their native German counterparts. The probable long-term consequence will be a large number of poorly qualified persons in the work force, who are much more likely to face severe labor market problems and as such will be a problem for the German economy as a whole for many years to come.

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Keywords: Immigration; children; integration; education;

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J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare and Poverty - - - General
I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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  1. Horst Entorf & Martina Lauk, 2006. "Peer Effects, Social Multipliers and Migrants at School: An International Comparison," cege – Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research Discussion Papers 57, cege – Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research, University of Goettingen (Germany)., revised 12 Mar 2007. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Natalia Zinovyeva & Florentino Felgueroso & Pablo Vazquez Vega, 2008. "Immigration and Students' Achievement in Spain," Working Papers 2008-37, FEDEA. [Downloadable!]
  3. Schnepf, Sylke V., 2008. "Inequality of Learning amongst Immigrant Children in Industrialised Countries," IZA Discussion Papers 3337, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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  5. Ours, J.C. van & Veenman, J., 2002. "From parent to child : early labor market experiences of second-generation immigrants in the Netherlands," Discussion Paper 105, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
  6. Horst Entorf & Nicoleta Minoiu, 2004. "What a Difference Immigration Law Makes: PISA results, migration background, socioeconomic status and social mobility in Europe and traditional countries of immigration," Darmstadt Discussion Papers in Economics 128, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre (Department of Economics), Technische Universität Darmstadt (Darmstadt University of Technology). [Downloadable!]
  7. Entorf, Horst & Tatsi, Eirini, 2009. "Migrants at School: Educational Inequality and Social Interaction in the UK and Germany," IZA Discussion Papers 4175, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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  9. Ammermüller, Andreas, 2005. "Poor Background or Low Returns? : Why Immigrant Students in Germany Perform so Poorly in PISA," ZEW Discussion Papers 05-18, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
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