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This paper is on the early labor market experiences of second-generation immigrants in the Netherlands. With respect to employment rates we find that there are some differences across ethnic groups. However, conditional on having a job there is hardly any difference in wages and other job characteristics between second-generation immigrants and native Dutch of the same age group.
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Van Ours, J.C., veenman, J. From parent to child: early labor market experiences of second-generation immigrants in the netherlands. De Economist 152, 473–490 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10645-004-2475-1
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