The Social Integration of International Migrants: Evidence from the Networks of Syrians in Germany

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bailey, Michael; Johnston, Drew; Koenen, Martin; Kuchler, Theresa; Russel, Dominic; Stroebel, Johannes
• 署名单位: Harvard University; New York University; National Bureau of Economic Research; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-3808
• DOI: 10.1086/739335
• 发表日期: 2026
• 关键词: labor-market integration; outcomes evidence; ethnic enclaves; neighborhoods; opportunity; diversity; exposure; refugees; impacts

摘要

We use Facebook data to study Syrian migrants' social integration in Germany, establishing five findings: (1) Migrants' social integration varies across regions, driven by causal, place-based effects. (2) This spatial variation reflects how frequently Germans befriend neighbors and how likely they are to befriend migrants versus other Germans. Using a mover's design, we show that both factors are shaped more by local institutions and policies than by persistent native characteristics. (3) Integration courses boost intergroup friending rates. (4) Migrants receive help from Germans, such as finding jobs or housing. (5) Germans quasi-randomly exposed to migrants in high school are likelier to befriend migrants later.