First- and Second-Generation Migrants in Germany - What Do We Know and What Do People Think

Christoph Schmidt and Michael Fertig

No 2803, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: This Paper provides a snapshot of the stock of immigrants in Germany using the 1995 wave of the Mikrozensus, with a particular emphasis on distinguishing first- and second-generation migrants. On the basis of this portrait, we draw attention to the empirically most relevant groups of immigrants and review the received literature on economic migration research in the three principal avenues of migration research. The aspect that we concentrate on in our empirical application, the welfare dependence of immigrants, is a matter of intense debate among economists and policy makers. We contrast the very moderate actual public transfer payment dependence of migrants to Germany with the perception of migrants dependence on public assistance from Germans of various population strata.

Keywords: Immigration; Public transfers; Attitudes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I30 J15 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001-05
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