Residential Segregation and Immigrants’ Satisfaction with the Neighborhood in Germany

26 Pages Posted: 29 Nov 2011

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Verena Dill

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Uwe Jirjahn

University of Trier - Faculty of Economics

Georgi Tsertsvadze

Leibniz Universität Hannover - Institute of Quantitative Economic Research

Date Written: November 1, 2011

Abstract

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this study examines the relationship between immigrant residential segregation and immigrants’ satisfaction with the neighborhood. The estimates show that immigrants living in segregated areas are less satisfied with the neighborhood. This is consistent with the hypothesis that housing discrimination rather than self-selection plays an important role in immigrant residential segregation. Our result holds true even when controlling for other influences such as household income and quality of the dwelling. It also holds true in fixed effects estimates that account for unobserved time-invariant influences.

Keywords: immigrant residential segregation, housing discrimination, self-segregation, neighborhood satisfaction

JEL Classification: J15, J61, R23, R30

Suggested Citation

Dill, Verena and Jirjahn, Uwe and Tsertsvadze, Georgi, Residential Segregation and Immigrants’ Satisfaction with the Neighborhood in Germany (November 1, 2011). SOEPpaper No. 410, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1965951 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1965951

Verena Dill (Contact Author)

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

Uwe Jirjahn

University of Trier - Faculty of Economics ( email )

Trier, 54286
Germany

Georgi Tsertsvadze

Leibniz Universität Hannover - Institute of Quantitative Economic Research ( email )

30167 Hannover
Germany

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