Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/227798 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
School of Economics Discussion Papers No. 1906
Publisher: 
University of Kent, School of Economics, Canterbury
Abstract: 
A growing concern in Western countries is the fact that immigrants might adopt oppositional identities. Although identity is expected to affect the economic outcomes of immigrants, little is known about the factors that influence the identity choice of the migrants and thus, their employment outcomes. This study investigates the effect of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the process of identity formation and the employment outcomes of Turkish immigrants in Germany. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this study relies on a difference-in-differences strategy to compare the outcomes of Turks with non-Turks before and after the attacks. The results show that Turks have adopted more extreme identities after 9/11 compared to non-Turks: they are more likely to feel completely German; they are less likely to feel in some respects Turkish whereas they are more likely to feel mostly Turkish. There is no significant impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Turks' employment outcomes relative to non-Turks.
Subjects: 
Immigrant
Integration
Ethnic Identity
Employment
Terrorism
Difference-in-Differences Estimation
JEL: 
J15
J71
Z13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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