Negative Attitudes, Networks and Education

Patrick  Bennett; Lisbeth la Cour; Birthe Larsen; Gisela Waisman

Negative Attitudes, Networks and Education

Patrick Bennett
, Lisbeth la Cour
, Birthe Larsen
, Gisela Waisman

Department of Economics

Norwegian School of Economics
Regeringskansliet

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Abstract

This paper theoretically and empirically assesses the potential explanations behind the educational gap between young natives and immigrants using two measures, negative attitudes towards immigrants and networking. The paper considers that two these parameters may influence high and uneducated workers as well as immigrants and natives differently, creating different incentives to acquire education for the two groups. Using rich Danish administrative data, this paper finds suggestive evidence rejecting the theoretical case where negative attitudes decrease 1st generation immigrant education and indications that quality of networks seems to matter more for immigrants than the quantity of individuals in a potential network.

Original language	English
Publication date	2017
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	The 29th EALE Conference 2017 - St. Gallen, Switzerland Duration: 21 Sept 2017 → 23 Sept 2017 Conference number: 29 http://www.eale.nl/29th-eale-conference-st-gallen/

Conference

Conference	The 29th EALE Conference 2017
Number	29
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	St. Gallen
Period	21/09/2017 → 23/09/2017
Internet address	http://www.eale.nl/29th-eale-conference-st-gallen/

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SDG 4 Quality Education

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