The Effect of Immigrant Concentration at School on Natives' Achievement: Does Length of Stay in the Host Country Matter?

Health of migrant is a widely studied topic. It has been argued that migrant health may deteriorate over time. Though migrants are ‘a hard to reach’ population in survey data, this paper builds on a unique dataset provided by Médecins du Monde from five countries. We study self perceived health (SPH) in connection with socio-economic and demographic factors and length of stay. Results show different results for men and women. Asylum seekers compared to other documented migrants have a worse health. Migrants with better living conditions tend to be in better health. Employment and stable accommodation has a positive effect on SPH. Women from poorer countries have a better physical SPH after 3 months of residing in the host country. This paper contributes widely to knowledge of health of migrants. Contrarily to other evidence, health of migrants tends to improve for some migrants.

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Refugee Reception Re-examined: a Quantitative Study on the Impact of the Reception Period for Mental Health and Host Country Language Proficiency Among Syrian Refugees in the Netherlands

Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale ◽

10.1007/s12134-021-00820-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Roxy Elisabeth Christina Damen ◽

Jaco Dagevos ◽

Willem Huijnk

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Length Of Stay ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Language Learning ◽

Language Proficiency ◽

Host Country ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

The Impact

AbstractIn many European countries, refugees spend their first period after arrival in the receiving country in reception centers. Though this reception period has been heavily criticized, especially in relation to mental health, few scholars examined its impact on refugee integration. Since host country language learning is the main focus for most recent arrivals, this study re-examines the impact of the (renewed) reception period on both refugee mental health and host country language proficiency. Using a unique dataset including 3209 Syrian permitholders in the Netherlands, we test a structural equation model to examine those relations directly and indirectly. Results partly replicate previous findings, showing the negative impact of the number of relocations on mental health as well as the negative impact of both length of stay and relocations on host country language proficiency. Nevertheless, we did not find support for a negative relationship between length of stay and mental health. Moreover, the image of the reception period is not as gloomy as before; activities asylum seekers can engage in during their stay is positively related to both mental health and host country language proficiency. The relationships between both relocations and activities and host country language proficiency can partially be explained by mental health. These results indicate that the reception period can be seen as both an obstacle and a facilitator. Since the context of reception is a post-migration stressor, these findings should inform receiving societies and inspire them to accommodate their refugee reception accordingly, ensuring a smooth(er) start for future refugees.

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Determinants of Migrantsâ€™ Savings in the Host Country: Empirical Evidence of Migrants living in South Africa

Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies ◽

10.22610/jebs.v6i1.470 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 68-74

Author(s):

Daniel Makina

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Length Of Stay ◽

Empirical Evidence ◽

Host Country ◽

Return Migration ◽

Legal Status ◽

Home Country ◽

Home Visits ◽

Data Set ◽

Banking Services

The paper uses a data set of Zimbabwean migrants living in South Africa to investigate the saving behaviour they exhibit in the host country. Having observed that these migrants comprise those that do save in the host country and those that do not save at all, the paper employs a Tobit function that is capable of modelling the savings level as function of migrant characteristics. The results observed are that the level of migrant savings in the host country is positively related to migrant income level, return migration intentions, number of dependents in the host country, remittance level and access to banking services, and is negatively related to the age of the migrant, number of dependents in the home country, migrant length of stay, migrant legal status, and frequency of home visits. Interestingly, the savings behaviour of migrants in the host country mirrors the remittance behaviour in many respects.

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So Close, So Far. The Cultural Distance of Foreigners in Italy

Social Indicators Research ◽

10.1007/s11205-021-02676-w ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Gustavo De Santis ◽

Mauro Maltagliati ◽

Alessandra Petrucci

Keyword(s):

Length Of Stay ◽

Host Country ◽

Educational Level ◽

Cultural Distance ◽

Cultural Convergence ◽

Contentious Issue ◽

Foreign Origin

AbstractThe presence of foreigners in a host country is a contentious issue: opponents claim, among other things, that the cultural distance between them and natives is too large to permit integration. However, it is impossible to ascertain whether this is true in the absence of a clear, standardised system for measuring cultural distance (whether it be by nationality, length of stay, educational level, etc.). In this paper, we argue that a recently proposed method, called DBS or Distance Between Strata, fits this scope. We present the methodology under a new light, investigate several of its properties, and apply it to two Italian surveys of 2011–13. Results indicate, first, that no group is homogeneous: Italians, for instance, display a clear North to South gradient. Second, foreigners are not all equally culturally distant from Italian natives: the ranking of their cultural distances largely conforms to expectation. Finally, Italians with a foreign origin are, as expected, close to Italians tout court, which suggests that cultural convergence is taking place.

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