published in: Danish Economic Journal, 2006, 144 (2), 18-42
This paper analyses the educational attainment of young first generation immigrants in
Denmark who are children of the ‘guest workers’ who immigrated from Turkey, Pakistan and
Ex-Yugoslavia in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Beside the traditional intergenerational
transmission mechanism, we analyse potential immigrant-specific factors as language
proficiency, attending mother-tongue courses and expectations concerning out or return
migration from Denmark. The results show that intergenerational transmission effects are
strong among ‘guest worker’ immigrants, especially among men. Other important factors are
Danish language proficiency, age at first marriage and a number variables reflecting parents’
and own attitudes concerning education, marriage and family. However, the ‘guest worker’
immigrants are not a homogenous group. The analyses reveal large differences between
Turkish, Pakistani and Ex-Yugoslavian ‘guest workers’ with respect to their educational
success and the factors behind.
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