Information asymmetry, education signals and the case of ethnic and native Germans

This paper analyses the effects of education signals for Ethnic Germans and Germans without a migration background (Native Germansʺ). We base our analysis on a sorting model with productivity enhancing effects of education. We compare whether the signalling value differs between the migrants and non...

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1. Verfasser: Hornig, Stephan O. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Rottmann, Horst (VerfasserIn), Wapler, Rüdiger (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Munich Univ., Center for Economic Studies 2009
Schriftenreihe:CESifo working paper series Labour markets 2683
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Zusammenfassung:This paper analyses the effects of education signals for Ethnic Germans and Germans without a migration background (Native Germansʺ). We base our analysis on a sorting model with productivity enhancing effects of education. We compare whether the signalling value differs between the migrants and non-migrants in the German labour market. Starting from the theoretical result that only a separating equilibrium can exist, we find substantial empirical differences between Ethnic and Native Germans with the same formal education level. This empirical analysis is done with a completely new dataset based on administrative data from the German Federal Employment Agency.
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