The human capital selection of young males seeking asylum in Germany.

Autor/inn/en	Lange, Martin; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm
Titel	The human capital selection of young males seeking asylum in Germany. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Humankapitalselektion junger männlicher Asylbewerber in Deutschland.
Quelle	In: Journal for labour market research, 53 (2019) Art. 8, 14 S.Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1614-3485; 1867-8343; 2510-5019; 2510-5027
DOI	10.1186/s12651-019-0259-y
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Soziale Herkunft; Ausländer; Baden-Württemberg; Flüchtling; Heidelberg; Mann; Schulabschluss; Berufliche Integration; Soziale Herkunft; Bildungsniveau; Herkunftsland; Humankapital; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsabschluss; Schulabschluss; Migrationshintergrund; Humankapital; Berufliche Integration; Migrationshintergrund; Ausländer; Flüchtling; Mann; Baden-Württemberg; Heidelberg; Herkunftsland
Abstract	"This study analyses the selection of a sample of 203 young male asylum seekers from Middle Eastern and African countries that recently arrived in Germany. The findings suggest that, on average, asylum seekers in our sample have 22% more years of schooling - the indicator used for human capital - when compared to same-aged males from their country of origin. In addition, the analysis suggests that asylum seekers in the sample often accumulated rather low or relatively high levels of schooling compared to same-aged males in their countries of origin. This phenomenon is even more pronounced for parental education. It is demonstrated that individual human capital influences short-run integration outcomes in Germany. The paper discusses potential economic explanations for the findings on immigrant selection and integration outcomes." (Author's abstract, © Springer-Verlag).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2019/4