Why Birthright Citizenship Matters for Immigrant Children: Short- and Long-Run Impacts on Educational Integration

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Felfe, Christina; Rainer, Helmut; Saurer, Judith
• 署名单位: University of Wurzburg; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut; University of Munich; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/704570
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 143-182
• 关键词: maternity leave coverage; naturalization; achievement; expansions; migration; outcomes

摘要

This paper examines whether the introduction of birthright citizenship in Germany affected immigrant children's educational outcomes at the first three stages of the education system: preschool, primary school, and secondary school. Using a birth date cutoff as a source of exogenous variation, we find that the policy (i) increased immigrant children's participation in noncompulsory preschool education, (ii) had positive effects on key developmental outcomes measured at the end of the preschool period, (iii) caused immigrant children to progress faster through primary school, and (iv) increased the likelihood of them attending the academic track of secondary school.