Dynamic effects of co-ethnic networks on immigrants' economic success

Battisti, Michele and Peri, Giovanni and Romiti, Agnese (2022) Dynamic effects of co-ethnic networks on immigrants' economic success. Economic Journal, 132 (641). pp. 58-88. ISSN 0013-0133 (https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueab036)

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Abstract

In this paper we investigate how co-ethnic networks affect the economic success of immigrants. Using longitudinal data of immigrants in Germany and including a large set of fixed effects and pre-migration controls to address the possible endogeneity of initial location, we find that immigrants in districts with larger co-ethnic networks are more likely to be employed soon after arrival. This advantage fades after four years, as migrants located in places with smaller co-ethnic networks catch up due to greater human capital investments. These effects appear stronger for lower-skilled immigrants, as well as for refugees and ethnic Germans.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:76434
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    7 January 2022
    Published
    27 April 2021
    Published Online
    20 April 2021
    Accepted
    Subjects:Social Sciences
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Economics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:13 May 2021 12:45
    Last modified:09 Apr 2024 02:23
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/76434
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