Many studies on the generational social mobility of immigrant populations have taken into
account the socio-economic characteristics of the immigrant groups on the one hand, and …

In 2000, 20 per cent of the Swiss resident population was constituted by foreigners (Fibbi
and Wanner 2009). How this immigrant population and their children integrate into the Swiss …

Although the percentage of foreigners residing in Switzerland is as high as 20%, it was not
until the nineties that the country set up an official integration policy. Unemployment among …

A central concern about immigration is the integration into the labour market, not only of the
first generation, but also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for …

Even though second generation immigrants make up ever increasing population shares in
industrialized countries we know little about their social integration and wellbeing. This study …

This article surveys immigration during the second part of the twentieth century with the aim
of determining the origins of the immigrant population and the socioeconomic position of the …

This study examines how early age immigrants to Sweden from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chile
and Somalia perform in education and the labour market in comparison with the children of …

Any assessment of the socioeconomic position of a migrant group will inevitably be based
on a comparison, either implicit or explicit. Usually the social performance of immigrants is …

A central concern about immigration is the integration into the labour market, not only of the
first generation but also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for …

This article examines academic achievements of immigrant youths in four new immigration
countries: Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. The analysis based on the Programme for …