The working hours of immigrants in Germany: temporary versus permanent

Martin Kahanec*, Michael P. Shields

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract (may include machine translation)

Migration is often viewed as an investment decision. Temporary migrants can be expected to invest less in accumulating human capital specific to the host country. Instead, they work more hours in order to accumulate savings and invest in financial capital that can be transferred back to their country of origin upon return. In this paper, using German panel data, we explore how temporary migrants differ from permanent migrants in their labor supply decisions and behavior. After correcting for endogeneity bias, male temporary migrants are found to work more hours than permanent ones. The effect for females is statistically insignificant.

Original languageEnglish
Article number14
JournalIZA Journal of Migration
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2013

Keywords

  • Germany
  • Migration
  • labor supply
  • temporary migrants

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The working hours of immigrants in Germany: temporary versus permanent'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this