Ira Gang
Rutgers University
Department of Economics
E-mail: gang@economics.rutgers.edu
Item Number: [C5]
Title: Unemployment and Attitudes Towards Foreigners in Germany
Abstract: This paper examines the effects of the presence of foreigners
on the employment status of native-born German citizens. It also analyzes
the attitudes toward foreigners displayed by German individuals in various
labor market situations. We do not find evidence that higher concentrations
of foreign-born workers are correlated with greater unemployment among native-born
residents. We do observe, however, that unemployed Germans perceive that
there is a larger presence of foreigners in their neighborhood, when compared
to the employed. In terms of attitudes toward foreigners, we again do not
find any pattern linking unemployed Germans to a more negative attitude toward
foreigners. On the other hand, we do find evidence that the unemployed feel
that particular groups of foreigners, such as Turks and North Africans, generate
job losses for the native-born.
Reference: Ira N. Gang and Francisco Rivera-Batiz, Unemployment
and Attitudes Towards Foreigners in Germany (with Francisco Rivera-Batiz),
in Gunter Steinmann and Ralf Ulrich, eds., Economic Consequences of Immigration
to Germany, 1994, Physica-Verlag, 121-154.
Co-Author Information:
Francisco Rivera-Batiz
Columbia University
E-Mail: flr9@columbia.edu
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