CLS Working Papers,
University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Centre for Labour Market and Social Research

Abstract: We analyse the extent of intergenerational transmission through parental capital, ethnic capital and neighbourhood effects on several aspects of the school-to-work transition of 2. generation immigrants and young ethnic Danes. The main findings are that parental capital has strong positive effects on the probability of completing a qualifying education and on the entry into the labour market, but it has a much smaller impact on the duration of the first employment spell and on the wage level. Growing up in neighbourhoods with a high concentration of immigrants is associated with negative labour market prospects both for young natives and 2. generation immigrants.

Keywords: School-to-work transition; Second generation immigrants; Intergenerational transmission; Parental capital; Ethnic capital; Neighbourhood effects

JEL-codes: J61; J71

36 pages, February 1, 2001

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