The Labor Market Performance of Immigrants in Germany
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Summary:
The paper uses a large survey (GSOEP) to analyze the labor market performance of immigrants in Germany. It finds that new immigrant workers earn on average 20 percent less than native workers with otherwise identical characteristics. The gap is smaller for immigrants from advanced countries, with good German language skills, and with a German degree, and larger for others. The gap declines gradually over time. Less success in obtaining jobs with higher occupational autonomy explains half of the wage gap. Immigrants are also initially less likely to participate in the labor market and more likely to be unemployed. While participation fully converges after 20 years, immigrants always remain more likely to be unemployed than the native labor force.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2016/006
Subject:
Education Labor Labor markets Migration Population and demographics Wage gap Wages
English
Publication Date:
January 21, 2016
ISBN/ISSN:
9781498376112/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2016006
Pages:
39
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