Essays about: "highly-educated immigrants"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words highly-educated immigrants.

  1. 6. Stuck in Limbo : A qualitative analysis regarding the effects of living in deprived neighborhoods on the citizenship of the second-generation immigrants in Bäckby.

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Faris Henry Gergis; [2020]
    Keywords : Deprived neighborhoods; second-generation immigrants; substantive citizenship; Peregrinus citizenship; integration; political participation; Utsatta områden; andra generationens invandrare; substantiv medborgaskap; Peregrinus medborgarskap; integration; politiskt deltagande;

    Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews that were conducted with six highly educated young second-generation immigrants from the deprived neighborhood of Bäckby in Västerås. By aiming to understand how the participants portray their substantive citizenship and its impact upon political participation as an essential pillar of Swedish democracy, the author focused upon how the participants described their perceived discrimination, sense of belonging, transnationalism, and political participation. READ MORE

  2. 7. Challenges faced by non-EU immigrants in the Swedish labour market - A Secondary Analysis

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Elizabeth Ayuk; [2020]
    Keywords : Integration; non-EU immigrants; Discrimination; Human capital; Labor market; Sweden;

    Abstract : Immigrants in Sweden are often problematized in political and media debates especially in relation to lack of integration into the labor market. This study is based on secondary data analysis on the challenges that highly educated non-EU immigrants face in the process of integration into the Swedish labor market. READ MORE

  3. 8. Migration and average wages in Sweden : Immigration as a labour supply shock on the Swedish labour market from the year 2011 to 2018 across municipalities

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Endy Abboud; Mary Beniamin; [2020]
    Keywords : wages; high-skilled immigrants; labour market; integration; Sweden; human capital;

    Abstract : With the recent influx of foreign-born individuals migrating to Sweden, this study aims to answer the question, “do high skilled foreign-born individuals relate positively to average wages in Sweden?”. We specifically observe high skilled foreign-born individuals and their contribution to the average wage across different municipalities in Sweden between the years 2011 and 2018. READ MORE

  4. 9. Economic integration of Iraqi immigrants with higher education into the Swedish labour market

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Hassan Al-Baldawi; [2019]
    Keywords : Iraqi immigrants; Sweden; Labour market; Higher education; Economic integration; Social network;

    Abstract : The issue of unemployment and labour integration of immigrants into the labour market in host countries has always been a source of debate among the public and policymakers in the host countries. This study focuses on the economic integration of highly educated Iraqi immigrants into the Swedish labour market. READ MORE

  5. 10. “Why would I not be called for an interview?” Love Migrants Economic Integration in Sweden Experiences of highly educated immigrants while searching for employment in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Lena Basilidze; [2018]
    Keywords : Migration;

    Abstract : In this thesis the economic integration of highly educated love migrants in Sweden is investigated, focusing on the experiences of unemployed love migrants while search of employment and examines the factors that influence their economic integration in Sweden. This study is based on human capital theory, social capital theory, discrimination theory, and economic integration theory. READ MORE