Intergenerational transmissions and the school-to-work transition of 2. generation immigrants

Helena Skyt Nielsen (), Michael Rosholm (), Nina Smith () and Leif Husted ()
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Leif Husted: Centre for Labour Market and Social Research, Aarhus School of Business, Postal: The Aarhus School of Business, Prismet, Silkeborgvej 2, DK 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

No 01-4, CLS Working Papers from University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Centre for Labour Market and Social Research

Abstract: We analyse the extent of intergenerational transmission through parental capital, ethnic capital and neighbourhood effects on several aspects of the school-to-work transition of 2. generation immigrants and young ethnic Danes. The main findings are that parental capital has strong positive effects on the probability of completing a qualifying education and on the entry into the labour market, but it has a much smaller impact on the duration of the first employment spell and on the wage level. Growing up in neighbourhoods with a high concentration of immigrants is associated with negative labour market prospects both for young natives and 2. generation immigrants.

Keywords: School-to-work transition; Second generation immigrants; Intergenerational transmission; Parental capital; Ethnic capital; Neighbourhood effects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J61 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2001-02-01
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Working Paper: Intergenerational Transmissions and the School-to-Work Transition of 2nd Generation Immigrants (2001)
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