Estimating earnings assimilation of immigrants to Germany: Evidence from a double cohort model

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Following the seminal work of Chiswick (1978), many studies have examined the extent to which earnings of immigrants vary over the settlement process. While these studies usually find that the initial earnings gap between native and immigrant workers in traditional immigration countries disappears as the duration of residence in the host country increases, empirical evidence mostly suggests that immigrants to Germany experience persistent earnings disadvantages and, if at all, only a moderate earnings assimilation process for some immigrant groups. However, due to variations in the economic performance of different immigration cohorts, estimates derived from crosssectional models may be biased (Borjas, 1985). Against this background, this paper employs a double cohort model to revisit the existing evidence on earnings assimilation processes of immigrants to Germany. In line with this literature, no evidence for a robust assimilation process for immigrants is found, even after accounting for potential cohort effects.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-3-86788-732-8
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 630

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; International Migration ; Economic Integration ; Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
• Subject: earnings assimilation ; cohort effects ; international migration

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Okoampah, Sarah
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
• (where): Essen
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.4419/86788732
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/144839
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET