There is ample research evidence about the economic hardship that immigrants and their
families face (see eg Kogan 2006; OECD 2007, 2008). The most predominant reasons for …

The difficulties concerning integration into the labour market of people of foreign origin are of
crucial importance in Belgium, especially as immigrants represent 14% of the resident …

The study of integration processes has now reached a crucial stage in most Western
European countries with the emergence of the second generation. The oldest children born …

This paper examines the labour market integration of immigrants who have entered
Germany since 1990, and compares their situation with that of their predecessors. The …

The integration of the children of immigrants is now attracting much attention among policy
makers in the European Union and OECD countries. Although it is not a new issue–already …

Entering the labour market, gaining adequate employment and pursuing a successful
occupational career are central events in the life course of each individual. Among …

This paper provides a comprehensive quantitative assessment of the relationship between
people's migration background and their likelihood of being employed in Belgium. Using …

In this article, we analyse four different dimensions of socio-economic integration of first and
second generation immigrants into the labour markets of 13 EU countries and we assess …

This paper looks at the migrants' occupational integration process. Two main theoretical
perspectives are tested: the first one (assimilation view) claims that in the short‐run migrants …

Belgium has one of the largest gaps in labour market outcomes between natives and
individuals of foreign origin. One might expect that the children of migrants (the so-called …