Childhood and family experiences and the social integration of young migrants

Olof Åslund, Anders Böhlmark and Oskar Skans

Labour Economics, 2015, vol. 35, issue C, 135-144

Abstract: We study how age at migration affects social integration in adulthood. Using Swedish register data, we estimate the effects of age at migration by comparing siblings arriving (as children) at the same time, but at different ages. Migrants who were older when they arrived are less likely to live close to, work with, and marry natives. We also study 2nd generation immigrants and show that parental time in the host country has similar (although somewhat weaker) effects for this group. The effects do not appear to be propagated through socioeconomic status. Instead, preferences or cultural identities appear as key mechanisms.

Keywords: Immigration; Age at migration; Siblings; Assimilation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J01 J12 J13 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Working Paper: Childhood and Family Experiences and the Social Integration of Young Migrants (2012)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2015.05.004

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