A Policy Agenda for Diversity and Minority Integration

12 Pages Posted: 9 Jan 2011

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Martin Kahanec

IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Central European University; Central European Labour Studies Institute

Klaus F. Zimmermann

Global Labor Organization (GLO); UNU-MERIT; Maastricht University, Department of Economics; Free University Berlin; University of Bonn; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Journal of Population Economics

Date Written: December 2010

Abstract

The social and labor market integration of ethnic minorities in the EU is still a major political, societal and economic challenge. Based on evidence presented in Kahanec and Zimmermann (2011), this policy paper proposes an agenda for diversity and minority integration in the European labor markets. Policies to foster the labor market and social integration of ethnic majorities can work. But they need to involve all stakeholders, including all levels of government, public and private sectors, as well as civil society organizations, combine general and targeted action in a balanced, complementary and reinforcing way, respond to the needs of the affected groups and provide open access to people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, and be persistent and allow for time to become effective. Identification and transfer of good practices is essential.

Keywords: immigrants, ethnic minority, integration, diversity, labor market, diversity management, integration policy

JEL Classification: J15, J71, J78

Suggested Citation

Kahanec, Martin and Zimmermann, Klaus F., A Policy Agenda for Diversity and Minority Integration (December 2010). DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1091, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1735956 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1735956

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