Cohort Effects in the Educational Attainment of Second Generation Immigrants in Germany: An Analysis of Census Data

Regina Riphahn

No 291, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Even though second generation immigrants make up ever increasing population shares in industrialized countries we know little about their social integration and wellbeing. This study focuses on the educational attainment of German born children of immigrants. Their schooling success still lags behind that of natives. We investigate completed degrees and school attendance of German born immigrants and find considerable evidence suggesting that this group does not assimilate to native education standards but instead increasingly falls behind.

Keywords: educational attainment; Second generation immigrants; assimilation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 J24 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2001-05
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Published - published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2003, 16 (4), 711-737

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