Migration, Friendship Ties, and Cultural Assimilation

Giovanni Facchini, Eleonora Patacchini and Max Steinhardt ()

Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2015, vol. 117, issue 2, 619-649

Abstract: We study immigrant assimilation by analyzing whether friendship with natives is a measure of cultural assimilation, and by investigating the formation of social ties. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel, we find that immigrants with a German friend are more similar to natives than those without German friends, along several important dimensions, including concerns about the economy, an interest in politics, and a host of policy issues. Turning to friendship acquisition, we find that becoming employed, time spent in the host country, the birth of a child, residential mobility, and additional education acquired in the host country are significant drivers of social network variation.

Date: 2015
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