Migrant Ethnic Identity: Concept and Policy Implications

Klaus Zimmermann ()

No 3056, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

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.

Keywords: cultural economics; ethnic identity; acculturation; migrant assimilation; migrant integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J15 J16 Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2007-09
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Published - published in: Ekonomia, 2007, 10 (1), 1-17

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