Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/281675 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 1387
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
We study the role of immigrant children's ethnic identity in their educational performance and preferences/aspirations in Italy. We find that students with a weak sense of Italian belonging show a low performance in reading and mathematics and higher probability of grade retention. Moreover, children in middle secondary school with a weak sense of Italian identity have a low preference towards academically-oriented high secondary track which normally increases the likelihood of pursuing a university degree. We also find that the intention of immigrant children in high secondary schools to enrol at university decreases if they have a weak Italian identity. We exploit gender heterogeneity finding that females are more adversely affected in their educational aspirations when they have not built a strong sense of Italian identity. Immigrant children will soon form a very important component of the Italian labour force and shedding light on their educational outcomes will help us understand their performance in the Italian labour market better.
Subjects: 
ethnic identity
educational performance
educational preferences
JEL: 
F22
J15
I2
Z13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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