Evaluating the effects of immigrant integration policies in Western Europe using a difference-in-differences approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7843564 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Neureiter (0000-0002-2800-229X, University of Pittsburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Pages | 2779-2800 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.2018.1505485 |
| OpenAlex | W2885445601 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 48 |
In recent years, several European countries have adopted mandatory language and civic education requirements for immigrants with the hope that they will lead to improved integration outcomes. This study evaluates whether these integration requirements have been successful at achieving their intended goals. Analysing immigrants’ responses to the European Social Survey (2002–2015) in 15 EU member states via a difference-in-differences approach, I find that mandatory integration requirements have a strong and positive effect on immigrants’ level of economic integration, but no impact on their degree of social and political integration. Supplementary evidence, which includes 23 original interviews as well as analyses of country-level data, indicates that the positive effect of mandatory integration requirements on economic integration is due to a true treatment effect rather than a selection effect. Therefore, this study suggests a differential impact of integration policy across different dimensions of immigrant integration, but overall makes a case for the adoption of robust language and civic education requirements for immigrants
Business · Demographic economics · Economic integration · Economics · European integration · European Social Survey · European union · Immigration · International trade · Political science · Politics · Social integration · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
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| Citations per year | 3,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |