Naturalization and citizenship: who benefits? : liberalizing access to citizenship has labor market benefits for immigrants and can improve their assimilation
Politicians, the media, and the public express concern that many immigrants fail to integrate economically. Research shows that the option to naturalize has considerable economic benefits for eligible immigrants, even in countries with a tradition of restrictive policies. First-generation immigrants...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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Bonn
Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA)
February 2015
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| Series: | IZA world of labor
2015,125 |
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IZA world of labor (2015,125)
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| DOI: | 10.15185/izawol.125 |
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| Online Access: | Resolving-System, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.15185/izawol.125 Resolving-System, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/125347 
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| Author Notes: | Christina Gathmann (University of Heidelberg and IZA, Germany) |
| Summary: | Politicians, the media, and the public express concern that many immigrants fail to integrate economically. Research shows that the option to naturalize has considerable economic benefits for eligible immigrants, even in countries with a tradition of restrictive policies. First-generation immigrants who are naturalized have higher earnings and more stable jobs. The gains from citizenship are particularly apparent among immigrants from poorer countries. A key policy question is whether naturalization causes labor market success or is taken up by those immigrants who would anyway be most likely to succeed in the labor market. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| DOI: | 10.15185/izawol.125 |