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    Germans in Germany's Ethnic Neighborhoods

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    In contrast to most research on the effects on residents of living in an ethnic neighborhood, this paper explores how living within an ethnic neighborhood affects members of the dominant ethnic group - in this case Germans - rather than the minorities that define it. The results indicate that Germans living within ethnic neighborhoods are less well off financially than their peers in other parts of the city, and are more likely to be living in large buildings in need of repair. The analysis did not however suggest that Germans living in ethnic neighborhoods have fewer social contacts, or that they are more likely to be unemployed. Indeed, Germans living within ethnic neighborhoods reported levels of satisfaction with their housing and standard of living equal to Germans elsewhere. These results would seem to paint a rosy picture of the lives of German residents of ethnic neighborhoods, were it not for a notable absence of school-aged German children within these spaces.

    Gaining Access to Housing in Germany: The Foreign Minority Experience

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    Housing is a critical component of household well being and the extent to which minority households have achieved parity with Germans is a measure of the extent to which this population is integrated into the larger German society. Specifically we examine whether the housing conditions for immigrants2 has improved between 1985 and 1998 despite the greater barriers to upward mobility for low skill workers arising from industrial restructuring. We use regression models to determine the degree to which socioeconomic differences between the two populations account for variations in the average quality of their housing. Finally, given the low number of vacancies in the German housing market and the disadvantaged position of minorities within it, we are interested in measuring the magnitude of the improvements persons of foreign origin are able to make through residential mobility. Our descriptive analyses reveal that although housing conditions for minorities have improved in absolute terms across a wide array of indicators, only in a few instances has the housing quality gap between Germans and persons of foreign origin narrowed. Further, we find that the housing conditions of minorities remained poorer even after controlling for variables thought to be strong predictors of housing quality (income, age, family size etc..) Finally, persons of foreign origin are becoming increasingly likely to move into the large, often geographically and socially isolated apartment complexes built in the post World War II era.

    Netzwerke sind bei der Stellenfindung von Migranten bedeutend

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    In Deutschland sind Migranten weit ĂŒberdurchschnittlich von Arbeitslosigkeit betroffen. Wenn darĂŒber nachgedacht wird, wie diese Gruppe von Arbeitslosen bei der Arbeitssuche unterstĂŒtzt werden kann, ist es hilfreich, sich mit der Stellenfindung von Migranten detailliert zu beschĂ€ftigen. Analysen auf der Basis der Daten des vom DIW Berlin in Zusammenarbeit mit Infratest Sozialforschung erhobenen Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) zeigen, dass bei der Stellenfindung von Migranten persönliche Netzwerke eine hohe Bedeutung haben, wĂ€hrend anonyme KanĂ€le, insbesondere die Bundesagentur fĂŒr Arbeit, eine geringere Rolle spielen: Fast die HĂ€lfte aller Migranten, die im Jahre 2003 eine neue Stelle angetreten haben, geben an, diese ĂŒber persönliche Netzwerke gefunden zu haben, wĂ€hrend dies in der deutschen Vergleichsgruppe nur bei gut 30 % der Fall ist. Es zeigt sich zudem, dass Migranten, die auf diese Weise eine neue Stellen gefunden haben, TĂ€tigkeiten ausĂŒben, die mit grĂ¶ĂŸeren körperlichen Belastungen verbunden und wahrscheinlich auch wenig zukunftstrĂ€chtig sind. Hingegen hĂ€ngen die Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten und der Verdienst nicht mit der Art der Stellenfindung zusammen. FĂŒr die Ausgestaltung der deutschen Arbeitsmarkt- und Integrationspolitik geben die Ergebnisse Hinweise darauf, dass die persönliche Vernetzung der Migranten indirekt dazu beitrĂ€gt, deren Integration am Arbeitsmarkt zumindest kurzfristig zu stabilisieren. Langfristig könnte dies aber den Verbleib von Migranten in weniger zukunftstrĂ€chtigen Arbeitsmarktsegmenten zementieren. Strategien zur Verbesserung der Arbeitsmarktchancen von Migranten sollten also nicht einseitig auf die Bundesagentur fĂŒr Arbeit oder persönliche Netzwerke setzen

    Gaining access to housing in Germany : the foreign minority experience

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    Housing is a critical component of household well being and the extent to which minority households have achieved parity with Germans is a measure of the extent to which this population is integrated into the larger German society. Specifically we examine whether the housing conditions for immigrants has improved between 1985 and 1998 despite the greater barriers to upward mobility for low skill workers arising from industrial restructuring. We use regression models to determine the degree to which socioeconomic differences between the two populations account for variations in the average quality of their housing. Finally, given the low number of vacancies in the German housing market and the disadvantaged position of minorities within it, we are interested in measuring the magnitude of the improvements persons of foreign origin are able to make through residential mobility. Our descriptive analyses reveal that although housing conditions for minorities have improved in absolute terms across a wide array of indicators, only in a few instances has the housing quality gap between Germans and persons of foreign origin narrowed. Further, we find that the housing conditions of minorities remained poorer even after controlling for variables thought to be strong predictors of housing quality (income, age, family size etc..) Finally, persons of foreign origin are becoming increasingly likely to move into the large, often geographically and socially isolated apartment complexes built in the post World War II era

    Netzwerke sind bei der Stellenfindung von Migranten bedeutend

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    In Deutschland sind Migranten weit ĂŒberdurchschnittlich von Arbeitslosigkeit betroffen. Wenn darĂŒber nachgedacht wird, wie diese Gruppe von Arbeitslosen bei der Arbeitssuche unterstĂŒtzt werden kann, ist es hilfreich, sich mit der Stellenfindung von Migranten detailliert zu beschĂ€ftigen. Analysen auf der Basis der Daten des vom DIW Berlin in Zusammenarbeit mit Infratest Sozialforschung erhobenen Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) zeigen, dass bei der Stellenfindung von Migranten persönliche Netzwerke eine hohe Bedeutung haben, wĂ€hrend anonyme KanĂ€le, insbesondere die Bundesagentur fĂŒr Arbeit, eine geringere Rolle spielen: Fast die HĂ€lfte aller Migranten, die im Jahre 2003 eine neue Stelle angetreten haben, geben an, diese ĂŒber persönliche Netzwerke gefunden zu haben, wĂ€hrend dies in der deutschen Vergleichsgruppe nur bei gut 30 % der Fall ist. Es zeigt sich zudem, dass Migranten, die auf diese Weise eine neue Stellen gefunden haben, TĂ€tigkeiten ausĂŒben, die mit grĂ¶ĂŸeren körperlichen Belastungen verbunden und wahrscheinlich auch wenig zukunftstrĂ€chtig sind. Hingegen hĂ€ngen die Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten und der Verdienst nicht mit der Art der Stellenfindung zusammen. FĂŒr die Ausgestaltung der deutschen Arbeitsmarkt- und Integrationspolitik geben die Ergebnisse Hinweise darauf, dass die persönliche Vernetzung der Migranten indirekt dazu beitrĂ€gt, deren Integration am Arbeitsmarkt zumindest kurzfristig zu stabilisieren. Langfristig könnte dies aber den Verbleib von Migranten in weniger zukunftstrĂ€chtigen Arbeitsmarktsegmenten zementieren. Strategien zur Verbesserung der Arbeitsmarktchancen von Migranten sollten also nicht einseitig auf die Bundesagentur fĂŒr Arbeit oder persönliche Netzwerke setzen.

    Germans in Germany's Ethnic Neighborhoods

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    In contrast to most research on the effects on residents of living in an ethnic neighborhood, this paper explores how living within an ethnic neighborhood affects members of the dominant ethnic group – in this case Germans – rather than the minorities that define it. The results indicate that Germans living within ethnic neighborhoods are less well off financially than their peers in other parts of the city, and are more likely to be living in large buildings in need of repair. The analysis did not however suggest that Germans living in ethnic neighborhoods have fewer social contacts, or that they are more likely to be unemployed. Indeed, Germans living within ethnic neighborhoods reported levels of satisfaction with their housing and standard of living equal to Germans elsewhere. These results would seem to paint a rosy picture of the lives of German residents of ethnic neighborhoods, were it not for a notable absence of school-aged German children within these spaces

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    Do Immigrants Improve Their Housing Quality When They Move? Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel

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    Abstract Previous research using the German Socio-Economic Panel showed that immigrants moved slightly more frequently than native-born Germans. The research in this paper extends that work and examines the extent to which this increased mobility is translated into improved housing quality. Overall, we find that all sample households have improved their housing status over time, and that both the immigrant and native-born German households gain additional housing space when they move. At the same time, immigrant households have yet to achieve parity in the number of rooms, square meters, or levels of satisfaction. Interestingly, even though both immigrants and native-born Germans have increased the amount of space they consume, they are both less satisfied than a decade ago. The logit models emphasize that the classic dimensions — age, tenure choice and household size — explain the likelihood of increasing space with mobility. The models are much less accurate predictors of levels of satisfaction or degree of building renovation
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