Successful due to STEM? Labour market returns to STEM qualifications among skilled immigrants in Germany.

Autor/inn/en	Kogan, Irena; Schabinger, Jule
Titel	Successful due to STEM? Labour market returns to STEM qualifications among skilled immigrants in Germany. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Erfolgreich dank MINT? Arbeitsmarktrenditen für MINT-Qualifikationen bei qualifizierten Zuwanderern in Deutschland.
Quelle	In: European societies, 25 (2023) 4, S. 574-605 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-8307
DOI	10.1080/14616696.2023.2180809
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Arbeitnehmer; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Bildung; Deutschland; Technik; Inländer; Herkunftsland; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Bildungsertrag; Bildungsertrag; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Inländer; Naturwissenschaftlicher Beruf; Technik; Arbeitnehmer; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Deutschland; Herkunftsland
Abstract	"Against the growing demand for the STEM labour force, the study examines labour market returns to STEM qualifications among immigrants who arrived in Germany since the 1980s. Analysing the German microcensus data for years 2015 and 2016, we demonstrate that skilled immigrants with STEM qualifications largely attain better labour market outcomes in Germany compared to immigrants without STEM qualifications, thus narrowing the gap to their native-born counterparts. Male immigrants succeed in utilizing their STEM capital better than female immigrants, but all immigrants face difficulties in translating their STEM qualifications into STEM employment. Our analyses further focus on returns to various STEM qualifications, attesting that medical qualifications are especially beneficial for Germany's female immigrants. The analysis of heterogeneous effects of STEM qualifications across major migrant groups reveals that Eastern European male immigrants make the best of their STEM qualifications, whereas among women, STEM qualified from Turkey or MENA countries are the most successful. These and other findings are discussed both from the supply and demand sides of the labour market." The study refers to the period 2015-2016. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku)..
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2023/1