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

Riphahn, Regina T.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.267228

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

34 Pages Posted: 24 Apr 2001

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Regina T. Riphahn

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg-Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg - Department of Economics; IZA Institute of Labor Economics; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Date Written: May 2001

Abstract

Even though second generation immigrants make up ever increasing population shares in industrialized countries we know little about their social integration and well-being. 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: Second Generation Immigrants, Educational Attainment, Assimilation

JEL Classification: I21, J24, J61

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Riphahn, Regina T., Cohort Effects in the Educational Attainment of Second Generation Immigrants in Germany: An Analysis of Census Data (May 2001). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=267228 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.267228