Human Capital and Ethnic Self-Identification of Migrants
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Human Capital and Ethnic Self-Identification of Migrants The paper investigates the role of human capital for migrants' ethnic ties towards their home and host countries. Pre-migration characteristics dominate ethnic self-identification. Human capital acquired in the host country does not affect the attachment to the receiving country. JEL Classification: F22, J15, J16, J24, Z10
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