Immigrant Assimilation and Welfare Participation: Do Immigrants Assimilate Into or Out-of Welfare
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Forthcoming in Journal of Human Resources Immigrant Assimilation and Welfare Participation: Do Immigrants Assimilate Into or Out-of Welfare?
This paper analyzes differences in welfare utilization between immigrants and natives in Sweden using a large panel data set for the years 1990 to 1996. We find that immigrants use welfare to a greater extent than natives and that differences cannot be explained by observable characteristics. Welfare participation decreases with time spent in Sweden. Refugees assimilate out-of welfare at a fast...
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