National identity and the integration of second-generation immigrants

Belonging or estrangement—The European Refugee Crisis and its effects on immigrant identity

“…While the literature is still not settled, there is some evidence that higher home country attachment is associated with worse labor market outcomes Zenou 2010, Bisin et al 2011). Moreover, as these attitudes are transmitted to the next generation, they can also detrimentally impact school outcomes of children (Monscheuer 2020). Therefore, it might be advisable to disperse refugees in a way that limits strong clustering and concentration in single counties, as possible negative effects would be strongest there.…”

“…Newer studies on Australia (Piracha et al 2021), Canada (Islam and Raschky 2015), China (Cai and Zimmermann 2020), Denmark (Gorinas 2014) and Italy (Carillo et al 2021), that partly use instrumental variables to deal with endogeneity, also do not come up with clear patterns, either finding slightly positive (negative) or negligible effects of host country (home country) identification. However, most research shows that ethnic identity is transmitted across generations (Casey and Dustmann 2010), which can affect educational, social, and labor market outcomes (Schüller 2015, Monscheuer 2020.…”

“…Second, this study adds to the literature on assimilation. While research on the effects of ethnic identity on labor market outcomes is not conclusive, there is some evidence that host country identification relates positively to labor market outcomes (e.g., Nekby andRödin 2010, Piracha et al 2021), while the opposite is the case for home country attachment (e.g., Battu and Zenou 2010, Bisin et al 2011, Monscheuer 2020. As refugee inflows of the ERC impacted the ethnic identity of migrants, this may in extension influence labor market outcomes and overall assimilation in the long run.…”

Belonging or Estrangement – the European Refugee Crisis and its Effects on Immigrant Identity

“…Newer studies on Australia (Piracha et al 2021), Canada (Islam and Raschky 2015), China (Cai and Zimmermann 2020), Denmark (Gorinas 2014) and Italy (Carillo et al 2021), that partly use instrumental variables to deal with endogeneity, also do not come up with clear patterns, either finding slightly positive (negative) or negligible effects of host country (home country) identification. However, most research shows that ethnic identity is transmitted across generations (Casey and Dustmann 2010), which can affect educational, social, and labor market outcomes (Schüller 2015, Monscheuer 2020.…”

“…Second, this study adds to the literature on assimilation. While research on the effects of ethnic identity on labor market outcomes is not conclusive, there is some evidence that host country identification relates positively to labor market outcomes (e.g., Nekby andRödin 2010, Piracha et al 2021), while the opposite is the case for home country attachment (e.g., Battu and Zenou 2010, Bisin et al 2011, Monscheuer 2020. As refugee inflows of the ERC impacted the ethnic identity of migrants, this may in extension influence labor market outcomes and overall assimilation in the long run.…”