Universität zu Köln

Schaeffer, Merlin ORCID: 0000-0003-1969-8974, Hoehne, Jutta and Teney, Celine (2016). Income Advantages of Poorly Qualified Immigrant Minorities: Why School Dropouts of Turkish Origin Earn More in Germany. Eur. Sociol. Rev., 32 (1). S. 93 - 108. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1468-2672

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Abstract

We investigate an often overlooked implication of the signalling model of statistical discrimination: if immigrant minorities' educational qualifications carry less signalling power, poorly qualified minority members should experience positive statistical discrimination. We argue that the lower signalling power stems from disadvantages associated with insufficient language skills and lack of supportive parental resources, which prevent minority students from achieving those educational qualifications that would reflect their high motivation and ambition. Yet, if education counts less, so does its lack. Using data from the German Microcensus, we compare log hourly personal income of 1.5th and 2nd generation Spa taussiedler and persons of Turkish origin with that of native Germans. Using (semi-parametric) generalized additive models, we find solid support for our claim that poorly qualified persons of Turkish origin experience income advantages; they frequently work in jobs for which they are under-qualified. Once different frequencies of over- and under-education are taken into account, no ethnic differences in educational returns remain. Our results extend to other comparable immigrant groups in Germany.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schaeffer, Merlin UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1969-8974 UNSPECIFIED Hoehne, Jutta UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Teney, Celine UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-284942
DOI:	10.1093/esr/jcv091
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. Sociol. Rev.
Volume:	32
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 93 - 108
Date:	2016
Publisher:	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1468-2672
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language EDUCATION; DISCRIMINATION; 2ND-GENERATION; INEQUALITIES; INTEGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; SKILLS Multiple languages Sociology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28494