Migration und Integration
Bei dem Thema Einwanderung nach Deutschland gilt es auch die Bedingungen einer gelingenden Integration von Zugewanderten in Gesellschaft, Bildung und Arbeit zu untersuchen. Die Arbeitsmarktforschung beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, wie die Integration in das Bildungs- und Ausbildungssystem, der Zugang zum Arbeitsmarkt sowie die Bedingungen der sozialen Teilhabe und kulturellen Integration verbessert werden können.
Aktuelle Studien zeigen zudem, dass Deutschland angesichts seiner demographischen Herausforderungen dringend auf Zuwanderung angewiesen ist. Inwiefern kann Zuwanderung der Schrumpfung und Alterung des Erwerbspersonenpotenzials entgegenwirken? Welche Entwicklungen in der nationalen und europäischen Einwanderungspolitik begünstigen die Einwanderung von Erwerbspersonen und Fachkräften? Die hier zusammengestellte Literatur bietet einen aktuellen und umfassenden Überblick über den Themenkomplex Migration und Integration.
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Is Germany Missing Out or Catching Up? Gender Inequality and the German Skilled Immigration Act (2026)
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Alloatti, Magali & Tanja Fendel (2026): Is Germany Missing Out or Catching Up? Gender Inequality and the German Skilled Immigration Act. In: Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, S. 1-17. DOI:10.1080/15562948.2025.2606198
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"Germany’s Skilled Worker Immigration Act addresses labor shortages by targeting non-EU migrants. The literature emphasizes that such policies often overlook gender-specific challenges, reinforcing inequalities. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel (2013–2022), we reveal significant disadvantages for non-EU migrant women. We find that deskilling and the sexual division of paid and unpaid working time explain gender disparities in professional careers. Women migrating for work show lower disadvantages than other migrant women; however, they are predominantly young and without children. We advocate for gender-sensitive reforms to accompany migration laws, ensuring equitable labor market access for migrant women in Germany and especially those with children." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Taylor & Francis) ((en))
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OECD-Migrationsausblick 2025: Sag mir, wo du arbeitest, und ich sage dir, wie integriert du bist (2026)
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Bellmann, Lutz & Yuliya Kosyakova (2026): OECD-Migrationsausblick 2025: Sag mir, wo du arbeitest, und ich sage dir, wie integriert du bist. In: IAB-Forum H. 02.02.2026. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FOO.20260202.02
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"Eingewanderte sind zu Beginn ihrer beruflichen Laufbahn im Zielland überdurchschnittlich häufig in Betrieben und Branchen mit niedrigen Durchschnittslöhnen beschäftigt. Allerdings bestehen von Land zu Land erhebliche Unterschiede. Inwieweit werden diese Einkommensnachteile im Zeitablauf ausgeglichen? Und welche Rolle spielen die Betriebe selbst für die Einkommensentwicklung von Eingewanderten? Um diese Fragen ging es beim „OECD-Migrationsausblick 2025“." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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The wage structure of Polish workers in Germany (2026)
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Brunow, Stephan, Katarzyna Miszczak, Holger Seibert & Aleksandra Wrona (2026): The wage structure of Polish workers in Germany. In: International Labour Review, Jg. 165, H. 1, 2025-10-03. DOI:10.16995/ilr.23812
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"Germany has historically received a substantial inflow of immigrants from Poland. Polish workers are the second-largest foreign employment group in Germany and contribute substantially to the German economy. In this article, we draw on a large administrative dataset to analyse the wage structure of Polish employees and consider a wide range of factors, including individual and firm characteristics, labour market performance measures and potential network effects. We also account for spatial selectivity, distinguishing between urban, semi-urban and peripheral regions. We conclude that, when compared with Poland, Germany remains attractive to Polish workers – particularly to those who are lower-skilled. Polish employees earn less than their German counterparts, suggesting that wage increases may be a potential means of retaining Polish workers in Germany. Network-related characteristics indicate competition effects among Polish workers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))
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Labor Policies and Immigrant Employment (2026)
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Kiviholma, Sanni & Hannu Karhunen (2026): Labor Policies and Immigrant Employment. In: Journal of Economic Surveys, Jg. 40, H. 1, S. 321-339. DOI:10.1111/joes.70010
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"This survey describes the recent literature on integration and active labor market policies that strive to enhance the employment of immigrants. We searched several databases, and after screening, 63 studies satisfied our predetermined inclusion criteria. The first criterion is that the studies examine policies in Europe. Second, the search was limited to studies published between 2005 and 2024. Third, our primary outcome of interest is employment. Other outcome variables are income, labor market participation, and duration of unemployment. We focus on studies that offer experimental or quasi-experimental evidence on the effects of policies on the employment of immigrants. We divide the policy measures into the following five groups: integration programs, language training, benefits, childcare, and residency policies. Our main finding is that well-executed integration measures can improve the labor market attachment of immigrants, speed up the process of entering employment, and improve the quality of attained jobs." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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The effects of deferred action for childhood arrivals on labor market outcomes (2026)
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Tran, Nhan (2026): The effects of deferred action for childhood arrivals on labor market outcomes. In: Journal of demographic economics, Jg. 92, H. 3, S. 297-326. DOI:10.1017/dem.2025.5
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"I study the effects of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) on labor market outcomes among potentially eligible immigrants. DACA allowed undocumented immigrants to participate in the labor market without fear of deportation, which might be expected to increase the probability of working and allowing workers to move to higher-skilled occupations. However, using a regression discontinuity design, I find very little to no effects on the probability of working and the likelihood of working in high-skilled jobs among DACA-eligible immigrants. The confidence intervals permit modest effects on these variables, but rule out large ones. My estimates are local, mainly applicable to older individuals close to the age threshold, and not broadly generalizable to younger DACA-eligible groups." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Do works councils and collective agreements narrow Immigrant–native wage gaps for disadvantaged immigrant groups? Novel evidence from German-linked employer–employee data (2026)
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Zimmermann, Florian, Tobias Wolbring & Eric Fong (2026): Do works councils and collective agreements narrow Immigrant–native wage gaps for disadvantaged immigrant groups? Novel evidence from German-linked employer–employee data. In: Socio-economic review, Jg. 24, H. 1, S. 75-99., 2025-07-07. DOI:10.1093/ser/mwaf046
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"Recently, workers’ bargaining power has been declining worldwide, and immigrant-native wage inequalities have been widening. In this context, cross-sectional studies show narrower immigrant–native wage gaps in firms with works councils or collective agreements. Yet, it remains unclear whether this correlation is causal. Leveraging German longitudinal linked employer–employee data covering 542 firms and 878,403 employee observations, we investigate whether collective agreements and works councils narrow within-firm immigrant–native wage gaps especially for disadvantaged immigrant groups, that is, immigrants from non-Western countries. Using firm-fixed effects with double-demeaned interaction effects, we find no evidence that works councils narrow immigrant–native wage gaps. However, collective agreements narrow immigrant–native wage gaps for immigrants from non-Western countries by 62.0 per cent but do not affect immigrants from Western countries. Overall, our results indicate that immigrant–native wage inequalities for disadvantaged immigrant groups in Germany would not have widened by 23.6 per cent if collective agreements remained as prevalent as in 1996." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Oxford University Press) ((en))
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Wage Inequality Among Immigrants (2025)
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Akarsu, Mahmut Zeki & Erdem Seçilmiş (2025): Wage Inequality Among Immigrants. In: International migration review, S. 1-34. DOI:10.1177/01979183251371691
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"This study investigates the dynamics of wage inequality among immigrants in the United States, a topic often overshadowed by discussions on the effects of immigration on native workers. Utilizing a unique dataset specifically created for this research, we calculate wage inequality using the Gini coefficient and Atkinson index, offering a nuanced analysis of trends across education levels, industries, and immigration policies. The findings reveal a sharp rise in wage inequality among immigrants post-2013, surpassing overall wage inequality in the United States for the first time in 2023. High-skilled sectors, particularly IT, demonstrate a stabilizing effect on wage disparity, while low-skilled immigrants face growing wage gaps exacerbated by stringent visa policies and economic disruptions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Our econometric analysis highlights the dual role of minimum wage policies, which increase wage inequality in the short term but reduce it over the long run. This study emphasizes the need for inclusive immigration policies that address within-group disparities and enhance equity in the labor market." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Business migration between labour and trade: evidence from Switzerland (2025)
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Alvarado, Mariana, Paula Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, Sandra Lavenex & Philipp Lutz (2025): Business migration between labour and trade: evidence from Switzerland. In: Comparative Migration Studies, Jg. 13, H. 1. DOI:10.1186/s40878-025-00483-7
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"Largely unnoticed by the migration literature, business migration has established itself as a form of labor migration that is substantial in terms of numbers and receives preferential treatment in international and national migration law. Intra-corporate transferees, contractual service suppliers and business visitors all fall within this category and benefit from facilitated admission procedures agreed under trade agreements and corresponding provisions in national legislation. Assigned for temporary stays and retaining their work contract in the home country, these business migrants represent a “market model” of migration policy exploiting the economic benefits of human movement while avoiding migrants’ integration into the host countries’ labor market and society. This article conceptualizes business migration at the nexus of trade law, international labor markets and migration research and uses a mix of legal analysis, population register and other statistical data as well as survey data from Switzerland to demonstrate the scale and importance of this under-investigated yet significant type of economic migration. Amounting to nearly half of the regulated labour immigration into Switzerland, business migration is strongly associated with trade and investment ties as well as the presence of multinational companies. In contrast, trade agreements facilitating this type of labour mobility have no systematic effect." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Immigrant Integration: the Role of Firms (2025)
Barreto, César; Hijzen, Alexander; Damas de Matos, Ana;Zitatform
Barreto, César, Ana Damas de Matos & Alexander Hijzen (2025): Immigrant Integration: the Role of Firms. In: OECD (Hrsg.) (2025): International Migration Outlook 2025, S. 123-150.
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"This chapter sheds new light on the integration of immigrants in the labour market by focussing on the role of firms in shaping the immigrant earnings gap using linked employer-employee data for 15 OECD countries. The chapter starts by documenting the immigrant earnings gap at entry in the labour market and the extent to which it is driven by immigrants working disproportionately in lower-paying firms, industries and occupations. It then analyses how the earnings gap evolves as immigrants integrate in the labour market by moving to better-paying firms, industries and occupations. The implications for immigrant integration policy are discussed in the conclusion." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Arbeiten statt Ankommen: Eine qualitative Fallstudie zur Arbeitsmarktintegration rumänischer Neuzugewanderter (2025)
Bendele, Léa;Zitatform
Bendele, Léa (2025): Arbeiten statt Ankommen. Eine qualitative Fallstudie zur Arbeitsmarktintegration rumänischer Neuzugewanderter. (MiGS: Migration - Gesellschaft - Schule), Wiesbaden: Springer VS, VIII, 214 S.
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"Die Studie untersucht die Migrations- und Integrationswege von neuzugewanderten Rumän*innen und berücksichtigt dabei ihre individuellen Erfahrungen sowie strukturelle und institutionelle Gegebenheiten. Ziel ist es, diese Erfahrungen in den Kontext von relevanten gesellschaftlichen und arbeitsmarktbezogenen Strukturen zu setzen. Ein besonderer Fokus liegt auf der Analyse von Faktoren, die für die langfristige Integration der Migrant*innen entscheidend sind. Dazu gehören der Zugang zu Sprachkursen, die Teilnahme an gesellschaftlicher Teilhabe sowie die Arbeitsmarktintegration. Diese Bereiche werden detailliert untersucht, um die Herausforderungen und Chancen für die Neuzugewanderten besser zu verstehen. Mit einer qualitativen Methodik werden die Einflussfaktoren auf die Arbeitsmarktintegration herausgearbeitet. Dabei wird auch der Einfluss bestehender Strukturen auf die Arbeitsaufnahme und den Zugang zur gesellschaftlichen Teilhabe der Migrant*innen untersucht." (Verlagsangaben, IAB-Doku)
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Intersecting Shocks: The Combined Labor Market Impacts of Automation and Immigration (2025)
Bennett, Patrick; Johnsen, Julian Vedeler;Zitatform
Bennett, Patrick & Julian Vedeler Johnsen (2025): Intersecting Shocks: The Combined Labor Market Impacts of Automation and Immigration. (CESifo working paper 12217), München, 41 S.
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"We study how the labor market shocks of automation and immigration interact to shape workers' outcomes. Using matched employer –employee data from Norwegian administrative registers, we combine animmigration shock triggered by the European Union's 2004 enlargement with an automation shock based on the adoption of industrial robots across Europe. Although these shocks largely occur in separate industries, we show that automation reduces earnings not only in manufacturing but also in construction, where tasks overlap with robot-exposed sectors. Importantly, workers jointly exposed to automation and immigration suffer earnings losses greater than those facing either shock in isolation. These losses are driven by downward occupational mobility into low-wage services and re-sorting into lower-premium firms. Even within the Norwegian welfare system, the ability of social insurance to offset these long-run earnings declines is limited. Our findings underscore the importance of analyzing labor market shocks jointly, rather than in isolation, to fully understand their distributional consequences." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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The integration of migrants in the German labour market: evidence over 50 years (2025)
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Berbée, Paul & Jan Stuhler (2025): The integration of migrants in the German labour market: evidence over 50 years. In: Economic Policy, Jg. 40, H. 122, S. 481-549. DOI:10.1093/epolic/eiae040
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"SUMMARY: Germany has become the second-most important destination for migrants worldwide. Using all waves from the microcensus, we study their labur market integration over the last 50 years and highlight differences to the US case. Although the employment gaps between immigrant and native men decline after arrival, they remain large for most cohorts; the average gap after one decade is 10 percentage points. Conversely, income gaps tend to widen post-arrival. Compositional differences explain how those gaps vary across groups, and why they worsened over time; after accounting for composition, integration outcomes show no systematic trend. Still, economic conditions do matter, and employment collapsed in some cohorts after structural shocks hit the German labor market in the early 1990s. Lastly, we examine the integration of recent arrivals during the European refugee ‘crisis’ and the Russo-Ukrainian war." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Zuwanderungsmonitor September (2025)
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Brücker, Herbert, Andreas Hauptmann & Sekou Keita (2025): Zuwanderungsmonitor September. (Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung. Aktuelle Daten und Indikatoren), Nürnberg, 8 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.ZM.2509
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"Die ausländische Bevölkerung in Deutschland ist nach Angaben des Ausländerzentralregisters im August 2025 gegenüber dem Vormonat um rund 9.000 Personen gesunken. - Die Beschäftigungsquote der ausländischen Bevölkerung betrug im Juli 2025 57,2 Prozent und ist damit im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 1,9 Prozentpunkte gestiegen. - Die absolute Zahl der Arbeitslosen mit einer ausländischen Staatsangehörigkeit hat im September 2025 gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat um rund 25.000 Personen zugenommen. Dies entspricht einem Anstieg von 2,4 Prozent. - Die Arbeitslosenquote der ausländischen Bevölkerung lag im Juli 2025 bei 15,0 Prozent und ist im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 0,1 Prozentpunkte gestiegen. - Die SGB-II-Hilfequote der ausländischen Bevölkerung lag im Juni 2025 bei 19,9 Prozent und ist gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat um 1,1 Prozentpunkte gesunken. - Unter den ausländischen Staatsangehörigen belief sich die Beschäftigungsquote von Frauen im März 2025 auf 49,8 Prozent und von Männern auf 61,2 Prozent. Die Beschäftigungsquote von Frauen mit ausländischer Staatsangehörigkeit ist damit im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 1,8 Prozentpunkte gestiegen, die von Männern um 1,7 Prozentpunkte." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku)
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Drivers of employment growth: An overview of the integration of migrants into the German labour market (2025)
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Brücker, Herbert (2025): Drivers of employment growth: An overview of the integration of migrants into the German labour market. In: IAB-Forum H. 31.07.2025, 2025-07-31. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FOO.20250731.02
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"In the public debate in Germany, it is often assumed that it is financially more attractive for migrants and refugees to remain on mean-tested benefits for unemployed people than to work. On the contrary: in Germany, there is no situation in which someone who works and takes advantage of all the transfers they are entitled to is worse off than someone who is not in employment." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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A study of the employment and earnings outcomes of second-generation migrants (2025)
Das, Utsoree; Dellaferrera, Giulia; Ananian, Sevane;Zitatform
Das, Utsoree, Giulia Dellaferrera & Sevane Ananian (2025): A study of the employment and earnings outcomes of second-generation migrants. (ILO working paper / International Labour Organization 141), Geneva, 65 S. DOI:10.54394/mteq0041
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"This study examines the labour market outcomes of second-generation migrants in 32 countries (30 European countries, Australia and the United States of America). Drawing on data from labour force surveys and other household surveys contained in the ILO Microdata Repository, it focuses on labour force participation, unemployment, status in employment, wages and self-employment income. The results of the analysis reveal differences between second-generation migrants and other people born in the same country once the specific composition of that population group in terms of age and educational attainment is taken into account. Second-generation migrants generally exhibit lower labour market participation and higher unemployment rates, and they appear more likely to be employees than self-employed in several of the countries studied. With regard to earnings, on average across the countries studied, a small wage gap is observed between second-generation migrant workers and the rest of native-born workers, with wage premiums existing only in a few countries. The final chapter discusses relevant legal frameworks dealing with non-discrimination and employment that affect second-generation migrants." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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The Effects of Immigration on Places and People – Identification and Interpretation (2025)
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Dustmann, Christian, Sebastian Otten, Uta Schönberg & Jan Stuhler (2025): The Effects of Immigration on Places and People – Identification and Interpretation. In: Journal of labor economics, S. 1-52. DOI:10.1086/739196
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"Most studies on the labor market effects of immigration use repeated cross-sectional data to estimate the effects of immigration on regions. This paper shows that such regional effects are composites of effects that address fundamental questions in the immigration debate but remain unidentified with repeated cross-sectional data. We provide a unifying empirical Framework that decomposes the regional effects of immigration into their underlying components and show how these are identifiable from data that track workers over time. Our empirical application illustrates that such analysis yields a far more informative picture of immigration’s effects on wages, employment, and occupational upgrading." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Informal Incentives and Labour Markets (2025)
Fahn, Matthias; Murooka, Takeshi;Zitatform
Fahn, Matthias & Takeshi Murooka (2025): Informal Incentives and Labour Markets. In: The Economic Journal, Jg. 135, H. 665, S. 144-179. DOI:10.1093/ej/ueae063
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"This paper investigates how labor-market tightness affects market outcomes if firms use informal, self-enforcing, agreements to motivate workers. We characterize profit-maximising equilibria and show that an increase in the supply of homogeneous workers can increase wages. Moreover, even though all workers are identical in terms of skills or productivity, profit-maximising discrimination equilibria exist. There, a group of majority workers is paid higher wages than a group of minority workers, who may even be completely excluded. Minimum wages can reduce such discrimination and increase employment. We discuss how these results relate to empirical evidence on downward wage rigidity, immigration, the gender pay gap, and credentialism." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Organizational Intersectionality: Do Gender and Migration Status Inequalities Reinforce or Offset Each Other in French Workplaces? (2025)
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Godechot, Olivier, Mirna Safi & Matthew Soener (2025): Organizational Intersectionality: Do Gender and Migration Status Inequalities Reinforce or Offset Each Other in French Workplaces? In: Work, Employment and Society, Jg. 39, H. 6, S. 1463-1485. DOI:10.1177/09500170251348848
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"This study examines whether organizations with significant pay gaps along one dimension (gender, migration status, class, etc.) tend to exhibit similarly high inequalities along other dimensions, or whether there is a trade-off between inequality dimensions. Using French administrative data, it estimates correlations between class, gender and migrant workplace earnings gaps, and studies how these gaps also relate to a fourth measure of intra-categorical inequality. To ensure robust results, this article introduces innovative methods to address measurement biases that may distort the relationship between earnings gaps. It establishes three key patterns. First, the gender gap is higher in more unequal workplaces. Second, the migrant gap is higher in more equal workplaces. Third, gender and migrant earnings gaps are negatively correlated within workplaces. These results suggest that workplace inequality regimes are shaped by both reinforcing and trade-off dynamics. Finally, this article explores factors influencing these patterns and highlights the role of industries." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Immigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs (2025)
Hermansen, Are Skeie ; Sabanci, Halil ; Safi, Mirna ; Tomaskovic-Devey, Donald ; Reichelt, Malte ; Penner, Andrew ; Vickstrom, Erik ; Boza, István ; Henriksen, Lasse Folke ; Godechot, Olivier ; Hou, Feng ; Hällsten, Martin ; Elvira, Marta M. ; Petersen, Trond; Lippényi, Zoltán ;Zitatform
Hermansen, Are Skeie, Andrew Penner, István Boza, Marta M. Elvira, Olivier Godechot, Martin Hällsten, Lasse Folke Henriksen, Feng Hou, Zoltán Lippényi, Trond Petersen, Malte Reichelt, Halil Sabanci, Mirna Safi, Donald Tomaskovic-Devey & Erik Vickstrom (2025): Immigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs. In: Nature, Jg. 644, H. 8078, S. 969-975., 2025-06-09. DOI:10.1038/s41586-025-09259-6
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"Immigrants to high-income countries often face considerable and persistent difficulties in the labor market, whereas their native-born children typically experience economic progress. However, little is known about the extent to which these immigrant–native earnings differences stem from unequal pay when doing the same work for the same employer versus labor market processes that sort immigrants into lower-paid jobs. Here, using data from nine European and North American countries, we show that the segregation of workers with immigrant backgrounds into lower-paying jobs accounts for about three-quarters of overall immigrant–native earnings differences. Although within-job pay inequality remains notable for immigrants in several countries, our results demonstrate that unequal access to higher-paying jobs is the primary driver of the immigrant–native pay gap across a range of institutionally and demographically diverse contexts. These findings highlight the importance of policies aimed at reducing between-job segregation, such as language Training, job training, job search assistance Programs, improving access to domestic education, recognizing foreign qualifications, and settlement programs aimed at enhancing access to job-relevant information and networks. Policies that target employer bias in hiring and promotion decisions are also likely to be effective, whereas measures aimed at ensuring equal pay for equal work may have more limited scope for further progress in closing the immigrant–native pay gap. Data from nine European and North American countries reveal that the disparity in earnings between immigrants and natives is largely a result of segregation of immigrant workers into lower-paying jobs." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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The Impact of Immigration on Wages and Employment in the UK Using Longitudinal Administrative Data (2025)
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Lemos, Sara & Jonathan Portes (2025): The Impact of Immigration on Wages and Employment in the UK Using Longitudinal Administrative Data. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 18199), Bonn, 16 S.
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"We study the labour market impact of immigration to the United Kingdom, focusing on the large inflows following the 2004 EU enlargement. Using the Lifetime Labour Market Database (LLMDB)—a longitudinal 1% sample of National Insurance records—we provide the first analysisof immigration's effects on employment and wages based on high-quality administrative microdata. Exploiting individual, area and time fixed effects, as well as area-time, individual-time and individual-area fixed effects, we reduce endogeneity concerns that have limited previous work. We find limited aggregate impacts, but distributional consequences: existing immigrants—particularly those who were young or low paid—experienced modest negative employment effects, while natives faced little evidence of displacement. For wages, impacts were mixed: existing immigrants overall gained, but low-paid immigrants lost. The results suggest labour market adjustment operated through both substitution and complementarities across groups. More broadly, we provide a methodological framework for analysing the much larger and more diverse post-2021 immigration flows." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Functional instrumental variable regression with an application to estimating the impact of immigration on native wages (2025)
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Seong, Dakyung & Won-Ki Seo (2025): Functional instrumental variable regression with an application to estimating the impact of immigration on native wages. In: Econometric Theory, Jg. 41, H. 6, S. 1248-1283. DOI:10.1017/s0266466624000252
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"Functional linear regression has gained popularity as a statistical tool for studying the relationship between function-valued variables. However, in practice, it is hard to expect that the explanatory variables of interest are strictly exogenous, due to, for example, the presence of omitted variables and measurement error. This issue of endogeneity remains insufficiently explored, in spite of its empirical importance. To fill this gap, this article proposes new consistent FPCA-based instrumental variable estimators and develops their asymptotic properties in detail. Simulation experiments under a wide range of settings show that the proposed estimators perform considerably well. We apply our methodology to estimate the impact of immigration on native labor market outcomes in the US." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Dragons Soaring to Success – Zodiac Sign, Education, and Wages of Immigrants from Chinese Societies in Germany (2025)
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Zimmermann, Florian (2025): Dragons Soaring to Success – Zodiac Sign, Education, and Wages of Immigrants from Chinese Societies in Germany. In: International migration review, S. 1-18. DOI:10.1177/01979183251365910
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"How culture shapes individuals’ actions is a question at the heart of social sciences, but causal evidence on this topic is scarce, particularly for immigrants. In this research note, I investigate how the belief in Chinese zodiac signs, a cultural belief without scientific basis, influences wages of immigrants from Chinese societies Germany. I focus on the effect of the Dragon zodiac sign, the most auspicious sign. To estimate the causal effect of the Dragon zodiac on wages, I employ a sharp regression discontinuity design. I focus on immigrants from Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Singapore, and Taiwan (i.e., societies with ethnically Chinese majorities) born 12 weeks around Chinese New Year in the year of the Dragon. Using German administrative data from 125 individuals and 512 observations, I show that Dragons earn higher wages than non-Dragons in Germany. This wage premium is mediated by higher educational attainment of Dragons compared to non-Dragons. I do not find an effect of the Dragon zodiac sign on Germans’ wages. In summary, I show that origin-region culture shapes immigrants’ labor market success in the host region." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Sage) ((en))
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Immigrants in the Income Elite in Germany: The Role of Immigrant-Native Households (2025)
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Zimmermann, Florian, Matthias Collischon & Anja Wunder (2025): Immigrants in the Income Elite in Germany: The Role of Immigrant-Native Households. In: The British journal of sociology, Jg. 76, H. 5, S. 1196-1204., 2025-06-23. DOI:10.1111/1468-4446.70007
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"Although studying elites is a growing strand of scholarship in social sciences, the literature is mostly migration-blind. In this research note, we examine the role of household composition for immigrants' pathways to the elite of the household income distribution in Germany. Distinguishing between native-native, immigrant-native, and immigrant-immigrant households, we investigate the propensity of being in the income elite by household composition and whether education and self-employment, two major pathways into the income elite, differ by household composition. We hypothesize that immigrants in immigrant-native households benefit from their native partner's host-country resources and support. Using data from the German Microcensus from 2009 to 2019 covering around three million observations, we show that immigrant-native households have a higher propensity of belonging to the income elite compared to immigrant-immigrant households. Surprisingly, we find no differences between immigrant-native and native-native households. In addition, we demonstrate that the positive association between education, self-employment and elite membership is stronger for immigrant-native households compared to immigrant-immigrant households. Overall, our research note highlights the importance of the household context for immigrants' access to the income elite." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Wiley) ((en))
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International Migration Outlook 2025 (2025)
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(2025): International Migration Outlook 2025. (International migration outlook 49), Paris, 439 S. DOI:10.1787/ae26c893-en
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"This publication constitutes the 49th report of the OECD’s Continuous Reporting System on Migration. The report is divided into six chapters plus a statistical annex. Chapter 1 provides a broad overview of recent trends in international migration flows. It also analyses recent changes on the labour market inclusion of immigrants in OECD countries. Chapter 2 monitors recent changes in migration policies, while Chapter 3 looks at the recent changes in policies that support the integration of immigrants and their children. Chapter 4 looks at the role of firms in immigrant integration. It sheds new light on the role of firms in shaping the immigrant earnings gap using linked employer-employee data for 15 OECD countries. The chapter starts by documenting the immigrant earnings gap at entry in the labour market and the extent to which it is driven by immigrants working disproportionately in lower-paying firms, industries and occupations. It then analyses how the earnings gap evolves as immigrants integrate into the labour market by moving to better-paying firms, industries and occupations. The implications for immigrant integration policy are discussed in the conclusion. Chapter 5 is the result of a co‑operation between the OECD and the WHO in the context of the “Working for Health” programme. It examines the evolution of international migration of health professionals, specifically doctors and nurses, to OECD countries since 2000/01, in the context of growing workforce shortages and increasing global competition for talent. The chapter considers the implications for countries of origin, including the risk of brain drain, and highlights the importance of ethical recruitment practices. Finally, it explores recent changes in migration policies affecting health professionals, as well as developments in the recognition of foreign qualifications and licensing across the OECD. Chapter 6 presents succinct country-specific notes and statistics on developments in international migration movements and policies in OECD and selected non-OECD countries in recent years. Lastly, the statistical annex includes a broad selection of recent and historical statistics on immigrant flows, asylum requests, foreign and foreign-born populations, and naturalisation." (Text excerpt, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Immigration, monopsony and the distribution of firm pay (2024)
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Amior, Michael & Jan Stuhler (2024): Immigration, monopsony and the distribution of firm pay. (CEP discussion paper / Centre for Economic Performance 1971), London, 89 S.
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"We argue that the arrival of immigrants with low reservation wages can strengthen the monopsony power of firms. Firms can exploit "cheap" migrant labor by offering lower wages, though at the cost of forgoing potential native hires who demand higher wages. This monopsonistic trade-off can lead to large negative effects on native employment, which exceed those in competitive models, and which are concentrated among low-paying firms. To validate these predictions, we study changes in wage premia and employment across the firm pay distribution, during a large immigration wave in Germany. These adverse effects are not inevitable and may be ameliorated through policies which constrain firms' monopsony power over migrants." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Lifting Barriers to Skill Transferability: Immigrant Integration through Occupational Recognition (2024)
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Anger, Silke, Jacopo Bassetto & Malte Sandner (2024): Lifting Barriers to Skill Transferability: Immigrant Integration through Occupational Recognition. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 17444), Bonn, 84 S.
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"While Western countries worry about labor shortages, their institutional barriers to skill transferability prevent immigrants from fully utilizing foreign qualifications. Combining administrative and survey data in a difference-in-differences design, we show that a German reform, which lifted these barriers for non-EU immigrants, led to a 15 percent increase in the share of immigrants with a recognized foreign qualification. Consequently, non-EU immigrants' employment and wages in licensed occupations (e.g., doctors) increased respectively by 18.6 and 4 percent, narrowing the gaps with EU immigrants. Despite the inflow of non-EU immigrants in these occupations, we find no evidence of crowding out or downward wage pressure for natives." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Helfer oder doch Fachkräfte? Migrantische Beschäftigte im deutschen Hochbau (2024)
Baumgarten, Michael; Firus, Alexandru; Beck, Linda;Zitatform
Baumgarten, Michael, Linda Beck & Alexandru Firus (2024): Helfer oder doch Fachkräfte? Migrantische Beschäftigte im deutschen Hochbau. (FES diskurs), Bonn, 25 S.
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"Es sind komplizierte Zeiten. In einem Kontext immer zahlreicherer politischer Herausforderungen scheinen langfristige Prognosen immer fragiler. Wie sich die deutsche Wirtschaft in Mitten der sozialökologischen Transformation, in Mitten eines Krieges in Europa mit seinen Konsequenzen für die betroffenen Menschen und die Strukturen der globalen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen über die nächsten Jahre entwickeln wird, muss abgewartet werden. Eines scheint jedoch aus der Perspektive des Hier und Heute sicher: Der bereits seit vielen Jahren prognostizierte Fachkräftemangel für Deutschland manifestiert sich von Jahr zu Jahr deutlicher. Schuld ist daran vor allem der demografische Wandel, denn immer mehr Babyboomer verlassen nun den Arbeitsmarkt in Richtung Ruhestand. Der Höhepunkt der Verrentungswelle, wenn die zahlreichen 1964 Geborenen den Arbeitsmarkt verlassen, steht uns Ende der 2020er Jahre noch bevor." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku)
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Die Arbeitsmarktsituation von ausländischen Staatsangehörigen nach Geschlecht (2024)
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Brücker, Herbert, Andreas Hauptmann, Sekou Keita & Yuliya Kosyakova (2024): Die Arbeitsmarktsituation von ausländischen Staatsangehörigen nach Geschlecht. (IAB-Forschungsbericht 06/2024), Nürnberg, 51 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FB.2406
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"Die Themen Migration und Integration haben in den vergangenen Jahren eine anhaltend hohe Relevanz in den Medien, der Politik und im öffentlichen Diskurs. Vor diesem Hintergrund berichtet das IAB seit mehreren Jahren monatlich im IAB-Zuwanderungsmonitor über die Entwicklung der Arbeitsmarktintegration von ausländischen Staatsangehörigen in Deutschland. Hierzu werden verschiedene zentrale Arbeitsmarkt- und Sozialindikatoren auf Basis von Daten der amtlichen Statistik analysiert. Zukünftig soll der Zuwanderungsmonitor erweitert und die wichtigsten Indikatoren für Männer und Frauen separat ausgewiesen werden. Eine vertiefte Analyse der geschlechtsspezifischen Unterschiede in der Arbeitsmarktintegration übersteigt allerdings den Umfang und die Zielsetzung des IAB-Zuwanderungsmonitors. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersucht dieser Forschungsbericht die Arbeitsmarktintegration von ausländischen Staatsangehörigen nach Geschlecht. Der Zeitraum 2010 bis 2022 ist überwiegend geprägt von steigenden Beschäftigungsquoten und sinkenden Arbeitslosenquoten bzw. SGB-II-Leistungsbezugsquoten. Wichtige Ausnahmen bilden hier beispielsweise die Covid-19 Pandemie und die Folgen des Angriffskriegs von Russland auf die Ukraine.. Dabei sind die Geschlechterunterschiede bei ausländischen Staatsangehörigen teilweise stärker ausgeprägt als bei deutschen Staatsangehörigen. Auf Basis der amtlichen Statistik können Integrationsverläufe im Arbeitsmarkt und damit verbundene Geschlechterunterschiede nur in einem bestimmten Umfang nachvollzogen werden. Grund dafür ist, dass Unterschiede in anderen arbeitsmarktrelevanten Merkmalen, wie etwa der Aufenthaltsdauer, der Familienzusammensetzung oder dem Bildungsniveau, nur teilweise oder gar nicht berücksichtigt werden können. Wenn diese Merkmale sich zwischen Staatsangehörigkeitsgruppen unterscheiden, können die in der amtlichen Statistik beobachteten Unterschiede auch auf Unterschiede in anderen Merkmalen zurückzuführen sein und spiegeln damit teilweise strukturelle Unterschiede wider. Um dies zu adressieren werden in diesem Bericht zusätzlich Befragungsdaten herangezogen. Die Auswertungen zeigen, die Beschäftigung steigt mit zunehmender Aufenthaltsdauer für alle ausländischen Staatsangehörigkeitsgruppen. Insbesondere in den ersten Jahren ist der Anstieg für Frauen allerdings etwas langsamer als für Männer. Deshalb ist es wichtig, die Jahre seit Zuzug bei der Bewertung der Arbeitsmarkintegration zu berücksichtigen, insbesondere wenn viele Neuzuwandernde unter den ausländischen Staatsangehörigen sind. Darüber hinaus können manche Unterschiede auch auf unterschiedliche Familienzusammensetzungen zurückzuführen sein. Mit (kleinen) Kindern steigen auch die damit verbundenen Erfordernisse bei der Betreuung. Die Beschäftigungsquote ist dann insbesondere für Frauen geringer, unabhängig von der Staatsangehörigkeit. Berücksichtigt man diese und weitere arbeitsmarktrelevanten Merkmale, wie der Familienzusammensetzung, der Aufenthaltsdauer, dem Bildungsniveau, und Deutschsprachkenntnissen, sind die Geschlechterunterschiede bei ausländischen Beschäftigten deutlich näher an denen der deutschen Beschäftigten." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Zuwanderungsmonitor Januar (2024)
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Brücker, Herbert, Andreas Hauptmann, Sekou Keita & Ehsan Vallizadeh (2024): Zuwanderungsmonitor Januar. (Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung. Aktuelle Daten und Indikatoren), Nürnberg, 5 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.ZM.2401
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"Die ausländische Bevölkerung in Deutschland ist nach Angaben des Ausländerzentralregisters im Dezember 2023 gegenüber dem Vormonat um rund 19.000 Personen gestiegen. - Die Beschäftigungsquote der ausländischen Bevölkerung betrug im November 2023 54,1 Prozent und ist damit im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 0,8 Prozentpunkte gestiegen. - Die absolute Zahl der Arbeitslosen mit einer ausländischen Staatsangehörigkeit ist im Januar 2024 gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat um 98.000 Personen gestiegen. Dies entspricht einem Anstieg von 10,3 Prozent. - Die Arbeitslosenquote der ausländischen Bevölkerung lag im November 2023 bei 14,5 Prozent und ist im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 0,4 Prozentpunkte gestiegen. - Die SGB-II-Hilfequote der ausländischen Bevölkerung lag im Oktober 2023 bei 20,9 Prozent und ist gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat unverändert." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Zuwanderungsmonitor Mai (2024)
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Brücker, Herbert, Andreas Hauptmann & Sekou Keita (2024): Zuwanderungsmonitor Mai. (Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung. Aktuelle Daten und Indikatoren), Nürnberg, 8 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.ZM.2405
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"In aller Kürze: - Die ausländische Bevölkerung in Deutschland ist nach Angaben des Ausländerzentralregisters im April 2024 gegenüber dem Vormonat um 14.000 Personen gestiegen. - Die Beschäftigungsquote der ausländischen Bevölkerung betrug im März 2024 54,1 Prozent und ist damit im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 0,7 Prozentpunkte gestiegen. - Die absolute Zahl der Arbeitslosen mit einer ausländischen Staatsangehörigkeit hat im Mai 2024 gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat um rund 76.000 Personen zugenommen. Dies entspricht einem Anstieg von 8,0 Prozent. - Die Arbeitslosenquote der ausländischen Bevölkerung lag im März 2024 bei 15,3 Prozent und ist im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 0,5 Prozentpunkte gestiegen. - Die SGB-II-Hilfequote der ausländischen Bevölkerung lag im Februar 2024 bei 21,2 Prozent und ist gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat unverändert geblieben. - Unter den ausländischen Staatsangehörigen belief sich die Beschäftigungsquote von Frauen im November 2023 auf 47,9 Prozent und von Männern auf 59,6 Prozent. Die Beschäftigungsquote von Frauen mit ausländischer Staatsangehörigkeit ist damit im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 1,3 Prozentpunkte gestiegen, die von Männern um 0,2 Prozentpunkte." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Zuwanderungsmonitor Dezember (2024)
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Brücker, Herbert, Andreas Hauptmann, Sekou Keita & Ehsan Vallizadeh (2024): Zuwanderungsmonitor Dezember. (Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung. Aktuelle Daten und Indikatoren), Nürnberg, 5 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.ZM.2312
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"Die ausländische Bevölkerung in Deutschland ist nach Angaben des Ausländerzentralregisters im November 2023 gegenüber dem Vormonat um rund 48.000 Personen gestiegen. - Die Beschäftigungsquote der ausländischen Bevölkerung betrug im Oktober 2023 54,3 Prozent und ist damit im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 0,7 Prozentpunkte gestiegen. - Die absolute Zahl der Arbeitslosen mit einer ausländischen Staatsangehörigkeit ist im Dezember 2023 gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat um 93.000 Personen gestiegen. Dies entspricht einem Anstieg von 10,4 Prozent. - Die Arbeitslosenquote der ausländischen Bevölkerung lag im Oktober 2023 bei 14,6 Prozent und ist im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 0,4 Prozentpunkte gestiegen. - Die SGB-II-Hilfequote der ausländischen Bevölkerung lag im September 2023 bei 21,0 Prozent und ist gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat unverändert." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Zuwanderungsmonitor April (2024)
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Brücker, Herbert, Andreas Hauptmann & Sekou Keita (2024): Zuwanderungsmonitor April. (Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung. Aktuelle Daten und Indikatoren), Nürnberg, 8 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.ZM.2404
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"In aller Kürze: - Die ausländische Bevölkerung in Deutschland bleibt nach Angaben des Ausländerzentralregisters im März 2024 gegenüber dem Vormonat unverändert. - Die Beschäftigungsquote der ausländischen Bevölkerung betrug im Februar 2024 53,5 Prozent und ist damit im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 0,9 Prozentpunkte gestiegen. - Die absolute Zahl der Arbeitslosen mit einer ausländischen Staatsangehörigkeit hat im April 2024 gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat um rund 75.000 Personen zugenommen. Damit ist die Arbeitslosenquote der ausländischen Bevölkerung im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 0,6 Prozentpunkte auf 15,5 Prozent gestiegen. - Die SGB-II-Hilfequote der ausländischen Bevölkerung lag im Januar 2024 bei 21,0 Prozent und ist gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat unverändert geblieben. - Unter den ausländischen Staatsangehörigen belief sich die Beschäftigungsquote von Frauen im Oktober 2023 auf 47,8 Prozent und von Männern auf 59,7 Prozent. Die Beschäftigungsquote von Frauen mit ausländischer Staatsangehörigkeit ist damit im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat um 1,2 Prozentpunkte gestiegen, die von Männern um 0,2 Prozentpunkte gesunken." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Immigrants' Pathways to the Income Elite in Germany (2024)
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Collischon, Matthias, Anja Wunder & Florian Zimmermann (2024): Immigrants' Pathways to the Income Elite in Germany. In: Sociology, Jg. 58, H. 5, S. 1225-1236., 2024-05-07. DOI:10.1177/00380385241257485
Abstract
"Owing to their high political and social impact, studying elites is a growing strand of scholarship in sociology. In this research note, we investigate immigrants’ pathways into the income elite, that is, the top 1% of Germany’s income distribution. Using data from the German Microcensus from 2009 to 2018 covering more than three million observations, we examine the prevalence of immigrants in the elite and immigrants’ pathways to access the elite, that is, education, self-employment, country-of-origin effects and integration. Our results show that immigrants are underrepresented in the elite by 46%. Smaller returns to education and self-employment compared with natives drive this underrepresentation. Regarding immigrant-specific pathways, immigrants from EU countries, who face fewer legal, cultural and social barriers, have higher chances of being in the elite than immigrants from non-EU countries. Finally, we find no evidence of integration, that is, years since migration, affecting immigrants’ elite status." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © SAGE) ((en))
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Migrant*innen der ersten Generation gelingt der Aufstieg in die Einkommenselite deutlich seltener als Deutschen (2024)
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Collischon, Matthias, Anja Wunder & Florian Zimmermann (2024): Migrant*innen der ersten Generation gelingt der Aufstieg in die Einkommenselite deutlich seltener als Deutschen. In: IAB-Forum H. 24.10.2024. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FOO.20241024.01
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"Im obersten Prozent der Einkommensverteilung sind neben Frauen auch Migrant*innen deutlich unterrepräsentiert, insbesondere solche aus Nicht-EU-Staaten. Der Rückstand gegenüber der einheimischen Bevölkerung hat sich in den letzten Jahren noch vergrößert." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Job ladders and labour market assimilation of immigrants (2024)
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Gorshkov, Andrei (2024): Job ladders and labour market assimilation of immigrants. In: Labour Economics, Jg. 90. DOI:10.1016/j.labeco.2024.102594
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"Using Danish linked employer–employee data, this study examines the importance of access to higher-paying firms in the wage assimilation process among immigrants during their 25-year tenure in Denmark. Upon their arrival, immigrant workers in Denmark earn substantially lower wages than their native counterparts. However, this wage gap diminishes rapidly within the first 5–10 years, particularly among more disadvantaged immigrant groups (non-OECD and female immigrants). Immigrants who enter the labor market early have higher earnings capacity than those who enter later, but this trend reverses after 15 years. The transition to higher-paying firms constitutes a crucial factor in wage assimilation during the initial 5 years, yet it does not account for wage growth beyond this period. Additionally, this study offers suggestive evidence that Danish firms’ wage policies vary based on the duration since migration, and these differences significantly contribute to the wage assimilation process." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2024 Elsevier) ((en))
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Wage Disparities across Immigrant Generations: Education, Segregation, or Unequal Pay? (2024)
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Han, JooHee & Are Skeie Hermansen (2024): Wage Disparities across Immigrant Generations: Education, Segregation, or Unequal Pay? In: ILR review, Jg. 77, H. 4, S. 598-625. DOI:10.1177/00197939241261688
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"Immigrants and their native-born children often face considerable wage penalties relative to natives, but less is known about whether this inequality arises through differences in educational qualifications, segregation across occupations and establishments, or unequal pay for the same work. Using linked employer–employee data from Norway, the authors ask whether immigrant–native wage disparities 1) reflect differences in detailed educational qualifications, labor market segregation, or within-job pay differences; 2) differ by immigrant generation; and 3) vary across different segments of the labor market. They find that immigrant–native wage disparities primarily reflect sorting into lower-paying jobs, and that wage disadvantages are considerably reduced across immigrant generations. When doing the same work for the same employer, immigrant-background workers, especially children of immigrants, earn similar wages to natives. Sorting into jobs seems more meritocratic for university graduates, for professionals, and in the public sector, but within-job pay differences are strikingly similar across market segments." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Low-skilled immigrants and the relative wages of high-skilled mothers (2024)
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Kwak, Eunhye (2024): Low-skilled immigrants and the relative wages of high-skilled mothers. In: Review of Economics of the Household, Jg. 22, H. 3, S. 1221-1241. DOI:10.1007/s11150-023-09686-2
Abstract
"This paper examines the effects of low-skilled immigration inflows on the motherhood gaps in wages among high-skilled women. Applying IV methods to U.S. census and ACS data, this paper first confirms previous findings in the literature that mothers are less willing to increase their work hours than childless women with inflows of low-skilled immigrants. However, the main contribution of the paper is showing that as the low-skilled labor supply increases, high-skilled mothers achieve more wage improvement than otherwise identical nonmothers. The findings in this paper imply that an increase in the low-skilled labor supply reduces the gender pay gap among high-skilled native workers, and most importantly, it is driven by women with children." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))
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Breaking Barriers: The Impact of Employer Exposure to Immigrants (2024)
Lehrer, Steven; Lepage, Louis-Pierre; Sousa Pereira, Nuno;Zitatform
Lehrer, Steven, Louis-Pierre Lepage & Nuno Sousa Pereira (2024): Breaking Barriers: The Impact of Employer Exposure to Immigrants. (Working paper / Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) 2024,02), Stockholm, 35 S.
Abstract
"We study how exposure of employers to immigrants, both at the market and at the individual firm level, mitigates immigrant-native disparities. We use administrative employee-employer matched data from Portugal, which provides a unique setting given that it experienced almost no immigration until the early 2000s followed by substantial immigration waves. Focusing on the evolution of market wages across successive immigration cohorts, we find that increased employer exposure to immigrant groups can account for up to 25% of the wage convergence between immigrants and natives over the last two decades. We also document that individual-level exposure of firms to immigrants plays an important role, influencing future hiring and remuneration of immigrants. Our results provide new insights into how barriers to hiring different worker groups shape economic inequality, with novel implications for immigration policies." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Entgeltungleichheiten entlang von Nationalität und Geschlecht am Beispiel Sozialer Arbeit und dazu verwandter Berufe (2024)
Mazari, Simone;Zitatform
Mazari, Simone (2024): Entgeltungleichheiten entlang von Nationalität und Geschlecht am Beispiel Sozialer Arbeit und dazu verwandter Berufe. In: Momentum Quarterly, Jg. 13, H. 1, S. 4-15. DOI:10.15203/momentumquarterly.vol13.no1.p4-15
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"Der Artikel befasst sich mit der Lohnungleichheit am Beispiel von Teilen der sog. Care Economy in Deutschland. Dazu gehören unter anderen die Bereiche der helfenden Berufe. Die Berufsbezeichnungen sind an die Bezeichnungen aus dem quantitativen Material angelehnt. Diese bestehen traditionell aus einem hohen Anteil an Frauen. Männer und Nicht-Deutsche sind unterrepräsentiert. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Sozialen Arbeit, die anderen Berufe sind aus kontrastierend-ergänzender Sicht gewählt und bewegen sich im Spektrum der helfenden Berufe als (nicht-)akademische Berufe. Als zentrale Forschungsfrage wird untersucht, inwieweit sich hier eine geschlechtsspezifische Entgeltungleichheit abzeichnet und wie diese mit der Nationalität zusammenhängt. Die Daten stammen aus einem Methodenmix. Kategorien der sozialen Schichtung wie Geschlecht, Klasse und Ethnizität werden nicht singulär oder additiv verwendet, sondern in ihrer Verflechtung analysiert. Dazu wird das Material qualitativ ergänzt, da das quantitative Material leider keine Differenzierung nach Ethnizität oder Klasse zulässt. Es kann festgehalten werden, dass Intersektionalität hier aufgrund des zur Verfügung stehenden Materials als Konnex zwischen Geschlecht und Nationalität diskutiert wird." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Dynamic agglomeration effects of foreigners and natives – The role of experience in high-quality sectors, tasks and establishments (2024)
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Niebuhr, Annekatrin, Jan Cornelius Peters & Duncan Roth (2024): Dynamic agglomeration effects of foreigners and natives – The role of experience in high-quality sectors, tasks and establishments. In: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Jg. 108, 2024-07-17. DOI:10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2024.104040
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"We analyze whether the benefits of work experience that was acquired in denser locations can be explained by the quality of jobs that can be found in agglomerations using administrative data on individual employment biographies of workers in Germany. We find that 79% of the premium for work experience gained in the densest regions can be ascribed to the sectors, tasks and establishments in which experience was acquired. Moreover, we find that foreign and native workers, on average, benefit to a similar extent from dynamic agglomeration effects. However, low-skilled foreign workers receive a lower return to experience gained in dense regions than observationally identical natives. This difference can be explained by the fact that the former gain work experience in lower-quality jobs." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2024 Elsevier) ((en))
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Qualifizierte Zuwanderung: Indische Beschäftigte verdienen am meisten (2024)
Plünnecke, Axel;Zitatform
Plünnecke, Axel (2024): Qualifizierte Zuwanderung: Indische Beschäftigte verdienen am meisten. (IW-Kurzberichte / Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft Köln 2024,97), Köln, 3 S.
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"Die qualifizierte Zuwanderung trägt stark zur Fachkräftesicherung in den MINT-Fächern bei und stärkt den Wissenschaftsstandort und die Innovationskraft in Deutschland. Auch bei den Medianlöhnen zeigt sich der Effekt qualifizierter Zuwanderung: während der Medianlohn unter vollzeitbeschäftigten Deutschen Ende 2023 im Monat 3.945 Euro beträgt, kommen indische Beschäftigte auf einen Wert von 5.359 Euro. Der Grund: viele Inderinnen und Inder sind in akademischen MINT-Berufen beschäftigt." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Earnings assimilation of post-reunification East German migrants in West Germany (2024)
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Riphahn, Regina T. & Irakli Sauer (2024): Earnings assimilation of post-reunification East German migrants in West Germany. In: Labour, Jg. 38, H. 4, S. 475-510., 2024-05-13. DOI:10.1111/labr.12279
Abstract
"We investigate the wage assimilation of East Germans who migrated to West Germany after reunification (1990–99). We compare their wage assimilation to that of ethnic German immigrants from Eastern Bloc countries and international immigrants to West Germany who arrived at the same time. The analysis uses administrative as well as survey data. The results suggest that East Germans faced significant initial earnings disadvantages in West Germany, even conditional on age and education. However, these disadvantages were smaller than those of international immigrants, supporting the beneficial role of cultural similarity. The earnings gap relative to West German natives narrowed over time for all immigrants. These findings are robust to controlling for potentially endogenous return migration and labor force participation. Controls for fixed effects reveal that positive assimilation for East German and international immigrants was concentrated among highly educated immigrants." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))
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Intersections and Commonalities: Using Matching to Decompose Wage Gaps by Gender and Nativity in Germany (2024)
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Sprengholz, Maximilian & Maik Hamjediers (2024): Intersections and Commonalities: Using Matching to Decompose Wage Gaps by Gender and Nativity in Germany. In: Work and occupations, Jg. 51, H. 2, S. 249-286. DOI:10.1177/07308884221141100
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"We investigate intersecting wage gaps by gender and nativity by comparing the wages between immigrant women, immigrant men, native women, and native men based on Western German survey data. Adding to the analytical diversity of the field, we do a full comparison of group wages to emphasize the relationality of privilege and disadvantage, and we use a nonparametric matching decomposition that is well suited to address unique group-specific experiences. We find that wage (dis)advantages associated with the dimensions of gender and nativity are nonadditive and result in distinct decomposition patterns for each pairwise comparison. After accounting for substantial group differences in work attachment, individual resources, and occupational segregation, unexplained wage gaps are generally small for comparisons between immigrant women, immigrant men, and native women, but large when either group is compared to native men. This finding suggests that the often presumed “double disadvantage” of immigrant women is rather a “double advantage” of native men." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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“Institutional hurdles slow the integration of refugees down” (Interview) (2024)
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Winters, Jutta; Philipp Jaschke & Maye Ehab (interviewte Person) (2024): “Institutional hurdles slow the integration of refugees down” (Interview). In: IAB-Forum H. 25.07.2024. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FOO.20240725.01
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"When refugees first arrive in Germany, apart from individual constraints, institutional hurdles hinder them from integrating into the labour market. However, seven years after arrival, 63 percent are employed. This can be considered a major success. In this interview, IAB researchers Maye Ehab and Philipp Jaschke give insights into labour market trajectories of refugees and explain what could be done to improve their labour market integration." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Zum Entwurf einer Verordnung zur Weiterentwicklung der Fachkräfteeinwanderung: Stellungnahme des IAB im Rahmen der Verbändebeteiligung des BMAS und BMI vom 8.3.2023 (2023)
Adunts, Davit ; Konle-Seidl, Regina ; Keita, Sekou ; Vallizadeh, Ehsan ; Brücker, Herbert ; Jaschke, Philipp ; Kosyakova, Yuliya ; Fendel, Tanja ; Hauptmann, Andreas ;Zitatform
Adunts, Davit, Herbert Brücker, Tanja Fendel, Andreas Hauptmann, Philipp Jaschke, Sekou Keita, Regina Konle-Seidl, Yuliya Kosyakova & Ehsan Vallizadeh (2023): Zum Entwurf einer Verordnung zur Weiterentwicklung der Fachkräfteeinwanderung. Stellungnahme des IAB im Rahmen der Verbändebeteiligung des BMAS und BMI vom 8.3.2023. (IAB-Stellungnahme 03/2023), Nürnberg, 21 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.SN.2303
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"Der vorliegende Verordnungsentwurf des Bundesministeriums für Arbeit und Soziales und des Bundesministeriums des Inneren und für Heimat begleitet den Gesetzentwurf zur Weiterentwicklung der Fachkräfteeinwanderung, zu dem das IAB hier Stellung nimmt. Der Verordnungsentwurf enthält viele Einzelmaßnahmen, die unter anderem die Einwanderung von Pflegehilfskräften erleichtern und die Möglichkeiten kurzfristiger kontingentierter Beschäftigung erweitern. Diese Maßnahmen sind sinnvoll, werden aber keine größeren quantitativen Wirkungen entfalten. Relevanter ist die neu geschaffene Möglichkeit der Einwanderung von Personen, die über Berufserfahrung sowie Berufs-und Hochschulabschlüsse verfügen, die im Land des Erwerbs staatlich anerkannt sind, die auch ohne Gleichwertigkeitsprüfung der Abschlüsse einreisen können, sofern das Gehalt 45 Prozent der Betragsbemessungsgrenze der allgemeinen Rentenversicherung erreicht. Die Höhe der Gehaltsschwelle schließt allerdings Fachkräfte zu Beginn ihrer Erwerbsbiografie weitgehend aus. Allerdings kann bei tarifgebundenen Unternehmen davon abgewichen werden. Sinnvoller wäre gewesen, alle Unternehmen einzubeziehen, sofern der Arbeitsvertrag in Hinblick auf Entlohnung und Arbeitsbedingungen den jeweils geltenden Flächentarifverträgen entspricht. Ferner sieht der Verordnungsentwurf die Entfristung der sogenannten Westbalkanregelung und die Ausweitung des Kontingents auf 50.000 Personen vor. Dies ist vor dem Hintergrund der vorliegenden empirischen Erkenntnisse zu den Wirkungen der Westbalkanregelung volkswirtschaftlich sinnvoll." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Adunts, Davit ; Konle-Seidl, Regina ; Keita, Sekou ; Brücker, Herbert ; Jaschke, Philipp ; Kosyakova, Yuliya ; Fendel, Tanja ; Hauptmann, Andreas ; -
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Zum Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Weiterentwicklung der Fachkräfteeinwanderung: Stellungnahme des IAB im Rahmen der Verbändebeteiligung des BMI und BMAS vom 8.3.2023 (2023)
Adunts, Davit ; Kosyakova, Yuliya ; Hauptmann, Andreas ; Konle-Seidl, Regina ; Jaschke, Philipp ; Fendel, Tanja ; Vallizadeh, Ehsan ; Keita, Sekou ; Brücker, Herbert ;Zitatform
Adunts, Davit, Herbert Brücker, Tanja Fendel, Andreas Hauptmann, Philipp Jaschke, Sekou Keita, Regina Konle-Seidl, Yuliya Kosyakova & Ehsan Vallizadeh (2023): Zum Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Weiterentwicklung der Fachkräfteeinwanderung. Stellungnahme des IAB im Rahmen der Verbändebeteiligung des BMI und BMAS vom 8.3.2023. (IAB-Stellungnahme 02/2023), Nürnberg, 36 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.SN.2302
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"Das Bundesministerium des Inneren und für Heimat und das Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales haben einen Referentenentwurf für ein Gesetz zur Weiterentwicklung der Fachkräfteeinwanderung vorgelegt, zu dem das IAB hier Stellung nimmt. Nach Einschätzung des IAB sind vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels, des Rückgangs der Wanderungen aus der EU und zunehmenden Engpässen auf den Arbeitsmärkten rund 300.000 bis 350.000 Zuzüge zu Erwerbszwecken aus Drittstaaten volkswirtschaftlich sinnvoll. Das bisherige Einwanderungsrecht wird diesen Anforderungen nicht gerecht. Der Gesetzentwurf enthält eine Reihe von sinnvollen aber kleineren Maßnahmen, darunter die Senkung der Gehaltsschwellen für die Blaue Karte EU und die Erweiterung der Qualifikationsdefinition des Zielberufs. Allerdings werden diese Maßnahmen die Einwanderung von qualifizierten Arbeitskräften nur sehr begrenzt erweitern, weil an der wesentlichen Hürde, der Gleichwertigkeitsprüfung beruflicher Abschlüsse zu einem deutschen Referenzberuf, festgehalten wird. Auch die Erweiterung der Möglichkeiten der Einreise zur Arbeitsuche durch ein Punktesystem wird voraussichtlich nur begrenzte quantitative Wirkungen entfalten. Größere Effekte sind von dem parallel vorgelegten Entwurf einer Verordnung zur Weiterentwicklung der Fachkräfteeinwanderung zu erwarten, die unter anderem den Ersatz der Gleichwertigkeitsprüfung durch Gehaltsschwellen und die Entfristung und Ausdehnung der Westbalkanregelung vorsieht. Auf diesen Entwurf geht das IAB in einer gesonderten Stellungnahme ein." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
Beteiligte aus dem IAB
Adunts, Davit ; Kosyakova, Yuliya ; Hauptmann, Andreas ; Konle-Seidl, Regina ; Jaschke, Philipp ; Fendel, Tanja ; Keita, Sekou ; Brücker, Herbert ; -
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Posted work as an extreme case of hierarchised mobility (2023)
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Arnholtz, Jens & Nathan Lillie (2023): Posted work as an extreme case of hierarchised mobility. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 49, H. 16, S. 4206-4223. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2023.2207341
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"This article draws on a range of case studies to explain how worker posting can cause hierarchised labour mobility, involving nationality-based hierarchies in pay and conditions between workers in the same labour markets or work sites. This hierarchisation is most apparent on large construction sites, where companies systematically use posting for labour cost advantage, but it is also found on smaller sites and in other sectors besides construction. The article outlines three features of this low-wage posting system – worker hypermobility and dependency, transnational enforcement challenges, and multifaceted employer arbitrage strategies – that conspire to maintain posting as a form of hierarchised mobility. We argue that posting undermines many countervailing forces that typically mediate hierarchisation." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Is There an Ethnic Pay Gap in Germany? Evidence from a Representative Sample of the Adult Population (2023)
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Ayaita, Adam (2023): Is There an Ethnic Pay Gap in Germany? Evidence from a Representative Sample of the Adult Population. (EconStor Preprints), Kiel, 40 S.
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"This study investigates a disparity in hourly wages (i.e., a pay gap) between employees with an ethnic minority vs. ethnic majority background in Germany. To this aim, a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition based on a representative survey of the adult population in Germany is used. The analysis is restricted to employees who completed secondary schooling in Germany (N = 9,304). The results show that, overall, ethnic minority employees receive significantly lower gross hourly wages than ethnic majority employees, and this difference amounts to 13.8%. The larger part of this gap is explained by group differences in demographic, human capital, and occupational characteristics—in particular, education level, work experience, job tenure, the precise employment status, and occupational status. However, there is also a significant unexplained pay gap that amounts to 2.7% lower wages for ethnic minority (vs. ethnic majority) employees, indicating potential wage discrimination against ethnic minority employees. The total, explained, and unexplained ethnic pay gaps appear to be somewhat larger among men than among women. Finally, an exploratory analysis suggests that the part of the ethnic pay gap that has remained unexplained might be largely explained by whether employees hold the German citizenship and whether they were born in Germany." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Job Displacement and Migrant Labor Market Assimilation (2023)
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Balgová, Mária & Hannah Illing (2023): Job Displacement and Migrant Labor Market Assimilation. (ECONtribute discussion paper 246), Köln ; Bonn, 68 S.
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"This paper sheds new light on the barriers to migrants' labor market assimilation. Using administrative data for Germany from 1997-2016, we estimate dynamic difference-in-differences regressions to investigate the relative trajectory of earnings, wages, and employment following mass layoff separately for migrants and natives. We show that job displacement affects the two groups differently even when we systematically control for pre-layoff differences in their characteristics: migrants have on average higher earnings losses, and they find it much more difficult to find employment. However, those who do find a new job experience faster wage growth compared to displaced natives. We examine several potential mechanisms and find that these gaps are driven by labor market conditions, such as local migrant networks and labor market tightness, rather than migrants' behavior." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Illing, Hannah; -
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Does It Pay Off? Understanding Subjective Employment Mobility of European Physicians in Germany (2023)
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Becker, Regina (2023): Does It Pay Off? Understanding Subjective Employment Mobility of European Physicians in Germany. In: International migration review, Jg. 57, H. 3, S. 1099-1131. DOI:10.1177/01979183221111398
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"This article investigates the subjective employment mobility, defined as migrants' evaluation of their employment situation before and after migration, of European physicians in Germany. Analyzing different dimensions of occupation (e.g., income, working conditions, use of skills, career opportunities) of physicians who migrated to Germany from within the European Union (i.e., EU physicians), it examines which factors influence physicians' perception of whether migration worsened or improved their employment situation. I argue that the original reasons to migrate (e.g., economic, career-related, or family reasons) and other migration-related factors (e.g., language skills), as well as characteristics of the occupation (e.g., the hierarchical structure), must be considered to understand subjective employment mobility. The analyses are based on original survey data collected among EU physicians in Germany (N = 1,058). Results from OLS regressions show that physicians' original reasons for migration largely matched their subjective employment mobility, suggesting that migration for career reasons and a perceived improvement of use of skills and career opportunities are positively linked while migration for economic reasons positively affected physicians' perception of income and working conditions. Physicians aiming for the highest position perceived their overall employment situation as worse compared to before migration, and the origin region mattered, particularly for physicians from EU Eastern member-states, who were more likely to perceive an improvement in their employment situation. Results further inform understandings of labor-related migration of high-skilled professionals by identifying obstacles and conducive conditions at migration for a group that is often assumed not to face barriers in using migration for professional advancement." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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- Forschung und Ergebnisse aus dem IAB
- Einwanderungspolitik
- Auswirkungen von Migration
- Wanderungsmotivation und Rückwanderung
- Arbeitslosigkeit und Arbeitsmarktpolitik
- Qualifikation, Bildung und Beschäftigung
- Integration und soziale Teilhabe
- internationale Aspekte
- Personengruppen