Human Capital and Ethnic Self-Identification of Migrants
The paper investigates the role of human capital for migrants' ethnic ties towards their home and host countries. Pre-migration characteristics dominate ethnic self-identification. Human capital acquired in the host country does not affect the attachment to the receiving country.
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| Length: | 12 pages |
| Date of creation: | Sep 2006 |
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| Publication status: | published in: Economics Letters, 2008, 98 (3), 235-239 |
| Handle: | RePEc:iza:izadps:dp2300 |
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