Migrant Ethnic Identity: Concept And Policy Implications

Klaus Zimmermann ()

Ekonomia, 2007, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: With globalization, the size of migration and the value of ethnicity is rising. Also Cyprus undergoes a strong process of change while experiencing large inflows of migration. The paper investigates the challenges and the potentials of migration from a European Union perspective. It advocates for a new concept to measure the ethnic identity of migrants, models its determinants and explores its explanatory power for various types of economic performance. The ethnosizer, a measure of ethnic identity, classifies migrants into four states: integration, assimilation, separation and marginalization. Empirical evidence supports its relevance for economic outcomes.

JEL-codes: F22 J15 J16 Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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