Employment and Human Capital Investment Intentions Among Recent Refugees in Germany

Haan, Peter; Kroh, Martin; Troutman, Kent

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3056207

Cited by 3 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Another challenge job-seeking refugees will encounter is the language barrier. 3 Insufficient host country language skills greatly hinder formal job search, human capital theorists would argue (see Lamba 2008;Haan, Kroh, and Troutman 2017, for key arguments), as it is nearly impossible to find and read job offers in newspapers or on the Internet, write a résumé and application letter, or successfully handle a job interview with Austrian employers. Also, informal job search will be more successful if refugees have better host country language skills, as this will facilitate communication with natives (volunteers, members of NGO's, government workers) who likely have first-hand knowledge about job offers.…”

Section: Labour Market Integration and Job Search: State Of The Art Amentioning

confidence: 99%

Finding your way into employment against all odds? Successful job search of refugees in Austria

Verwiebe

Kittel

Dellinger

et al. 2018

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Labour market entry poses enormous challenges for recently arrived refugees, ranging from language barriers, devaluation of human capital, unfamiliarity with customs of the job search process to outright discrimination. How can refugees overcome these challenges and quickly enter gainful employment? In this paper, we draw on interviews with 26 male and female refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, conducted in 2017 and 2018, who came to Austria in 2015 and 2014 and who have successfully entered employment. We depict refugees' own perspectives on and strategies for fast job entry and integration. Personal agency and a proactive approach of seeking and seizing opportunities are key for overcoming initial barriers and entering upon positive integration pathways. At the same time, refugees' personal agency is essential for establishing social ties to the host society, which also play a crucial role in early labour market integration. Finally, institutions of the Austrian labour market (the 'apprenticeship'-system) interact with refugees' agency in most intricate ways, both setting up nearly insurmountable barriers but also providing specific opportunities for refugees.

show abstract

Section: Labour Market Integration and Job Search: State Of The Art Amentioning

confidence: 99%

Finding your way into employment against all odds? Successful job search of refugees in Austria

Verwiebe

Kittel

Dellinger

et al. 2018

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…While all these components of immigrants' labour market resources are important when studying both male and female migrants, the motivation to work becomes particularly important when focusing on female migrants. Males are traditionally considered the main breadwinner in the household, and they seldom grapple with the question of entering the labour market and searching for employment after migration (see Bürmann, Haan, Kroh & Troutman 2018;Haan, Kroh & Troutman 2017). When analyzing female migrants' labour market integration, on the other hand, their selfexclusion from the labour market may play an important role.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework and Existing Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The labor market participation of recently-arrived immigrant women in Germany

Schieckoff

Diehl

2021

JFamRes

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: This article investigates the role of motivation in female immigrants' labour force participation. Focusing on recently-arrived immigrants (who have resided in the host country for 18 months or less), we compare the outcomes of two different ethnic groups in Germany: Poles and Turks. Background: The immigrant integration literature tends to focus on the role of resources in immigrant labour market integration. However, when examining particularly the labour force participation of female immigrants, their motivation for joining the labour force is also important. Previous studies of female immigrants in Germany have often neglected this consideration, which includes aspects like culturally-specific gender values and perceived ethnic discrimination. Method: We use data from the SCIP project (Diehl et al., 2015) to conduct logistic regressions on female immigrants’ labour force participation. Our sample includes 829 female immigrants from Poland and Turkey between the ages of 18-60, who were either active in the labour force or were 'at risk' of entering. Results: In line with previous studies, our analysis shows that female immigrants' labour market resources, mainly their prior work experience and German proficiency, greatly reduce the ethnic gap in labour force participation rates. Moreover, motivational factors have a large impact on this outcome for both groups, and greatly enhance the picture that our empirical models present. However, we find no evidence that perceived ethnic discrimination plays an important role. Conclusion: Our analysis indicates that when seeking to understand the labour market participation of female immigrants, their resources and motivation should be seen as key components of a gender-sensitive analysis.

show abstract

Migration und ethnische Ungleichheiten

Diehl

2024

Handbuch Sozialstrukturanalyse

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Employment and Human Capital Investment Intentions Among Recent Refugees in Germany

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Finding your way into employment against all odds? Successful job search of refugees in Austria

Finding your way into employment against all odds? Successful job search of refugees in Austria

The labor market participation of recently-arrived immigrant women in Germany

Migration und ethnische Ungleichheiten

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About