Arbeitspapier

September 11th and the Earnings of Muslims in Germany - The Moderating Role of Education and Firm Size

While available evidence suggests that the events of September 11th negatively influenced the relative earnings of employees with Arab background in the US, it is not clear that they had similar effects in other countries. Our study for Germany provides evidence that the events also affected the relative earnings of Muslims outside the US. However, the results show that there was no uniform effect on all types of Muslims across all types of firms. Accounting for moderating factors, a significantly negative effect can only be found for low-skilled Muslims employed in small- and medium-sized firms. This conforms to theoretical expectations. Moreover, we demonstrate that defining appropriate treatment and control groups is crucial for identifying the effects.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Research Papers in Economics ; No. 2/10

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Labor Discrimination
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Labor Demand
Thema
Muslims
September 11th
Wage Discrimination
Education
Firm Size

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Cornelissen, Thomas
Jirjahn, Uwe
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Universität Trier, Fachbereich IV – Volkswirtschaftslehre
(wo)
Trier
(wann)
2010

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Cornelissen, Thomas
  • Jirjahn, Uwe
  • Universität Trier, Fachbereich IV – Volkswirtschaftslehre

Entstanden

  • 2010

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