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dc.contributor.authorHansen, Jörgenen
dc.contributor.authorLofstrom, Magnusen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:17:58Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:17:58Z-
dc.date.issued1999-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/20935-
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes differences in welfare utilization between immigrants and natives inSweden using a large panel data set, LINDA, for the years 1990 to 1996. Both welfareexpenditures and immigration increased in Sweden in the 1990?s. We find that immigrantsuse welfare to a greater extent than natives and that non-refugee immigrants utilize socialassistance less than refugee immigrants. Differences in welfare participation and number ofmonths on welfare between immigrants and natives cannot be explained by observablesocioeconomic characteristics. Using a random effects probit model, we find that immigrantslower their participation rates in welfare with time spent in Sweden. Refugees displaysubstantially higher public assistance participation rates upon arrival in Sweden compared tonon-refugee immigrants, but they assimilate out-of welfare at a faster rate than non-refugeeimmigrants. Neither immigrant group is predicted to reach the participation rates of nativehouseholds within a 20 year period in Sweden. A fixed effects logit model supports thesefindings. The predicted differences in the length of social assistance spells follow a verysimilar pattern. Simulations of the move to a national uniform benefits structure in 1998 showa decrease in the participation rate and in expenditures.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x100en
dc.subject.jelJ15en
dc.subject.jelI38en
dc.subject.jelI30en
dc.subject.jelH53en
dc.subject.jelJ61en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordWelfareen
dc.subject.keywordimmigrationen
dc.subject.keywordassimilationen
dc.subject.keywordpanel dataen
dc.subject.stwMigrantenen
dc.subject.stwFlüchtlingeen
dc.subject.stwSozialhilfeen
dc.subject.stwSoziale Integrationen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwSchwedenen
dc.titleImmigrant Assimilation and Welfare Participation: Do Immigrants Assimilate Into or Out-of Welfare-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn834512416en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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