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Fertig, Michael und Schmidt, Christoph, (2002). The Perception of Foreigners and
Jews in Germany - A Structural Analysis of a Large Opinion Survey. IZA: Bonn.
Abstract: "The ultimate aim of opinion surveys is the provision of information on the
distribution of preferences and perceptions at the individual level. Yet, eliciting this
information from the data is typically difficult. This Paper uses a structural model to
explain the answers on a set of questions regarding the perception of foreigners and
Jews by native Germans. In this model it is assumed that in addition to observable
individual characteristics there exists an underlying unobserved attitude towards minorities,
which drives the distribution of answers by native respondents. This latent
variable in turn is assumed to be influenced by a set of observable socio-economic
characteristics of the individuals. In order to estimate this model it is necessary to
impose strong identification restrictions. Estimation results show that education is the
key correlate of the perception of foreigners and Jews in Germany.[...] In our analysis
on the attitudes towards minorities in Germany we aim at utilizing the wealth of
information on attitudes expressed in the ALLBUS 1996 wave to generate a comprehensive
picture of the perception of immigrants and foreigners in Germany.".
Aufgenommen: 19. Fassung, November 2003
Fertig, Michael, (2002). Germany as an Immigration Country - Empirical Evidence.
Universität Heidelberg, Dissertation.
Abstract: "Germany has been an immigration country for more than 30 years now,
although many politicians claim the opposite and many people in Germany are inclined
to agree with their assessment. However, it is the actual experience with immigration,
and not what people would like to experience, which qualifies a country
as an immigration country. On this grounds it seems safe to argue that any assessment
of Germany as 'no immigration country' is far from reality. This thesis provides
ample evidence for this hypothesis and contributes to the received literature in economic
migration research for the case of Germany. It analyzes the determinants of
welfare dependence among immigrants from different generations living in Germany
and the perception of these migrants by native Germans. Furthermore, it provides
empirical evidence for the determinants of observable migration flows to Germany
and a set of forecasts for future migration to be expected from the Central and Eastern
European accession countries to the EU. Finally, it provides a conceptual framework
for the evaluation of the effects of specific immigrations policies.[...] This paper
[...] contributes to the received literature by using the detailed information available
in the ALLBUS to quantify the explanatory power of different individual variables
for the perception of foreigners in Germany." Datengrundlage dieser Arbeit
bildet der ALLBUS 1996.
Aufgenommen: 20. Fassung, Februar 2005