Labor Force Transitions and Unemployment

Keywords

labor force transitions, unemployment duration mismeasurement, job search theory limits

Abstract

This study analyzes the effects of right-wing extremism on the well-being of immigrants based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 1984 to 2006 merged with state-level information on election outcomes. The results show that the life satisfaction of immigrants is significantly reduced if right-wing extremism in the native population increases. Moreover; the life satisfaction of highly educated immigrants is affected more strongly than that of low-skilled immigrants. This supports the view that policies aimed at making immigration more attractive to the high-skilled have to include measures that reduce xenophobic attitudes in the native population.

Original Publication Citation

"""Labor Force Transitions and Unemployment"" (October 1978). Technical Analysis Papers, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy Evaluation and Research, No. 54. (With L.H. Summers)"

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

1978

Publisher

National Bureau of Economic Research

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

Department

Marketing

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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