PubData Leuphana Repository: The impact of Septemer 11th, 2001 on the job prospects of foreigners with Arab background

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Resource type	Working Paper
Title(s)	The impact of Septemer 11th, 2001 on the job prospects of foreigners with Arab background - Evidence from German labor market data
DOI	10.48548/pubdata-1227
Handle	20.500.14123/1290
Creator	Braakmann, Nils 0000-0002-7529-7764 132389231
Abstract	This paper examines whether the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11th, 2001 have influenced the job prospects of Arabs in the German labor market. Using a large, representative database of the German working population, the attacks are treated as a natural experiment that may have caused an exogenous shift in attitudes toward persons who are perceived to be Arabs. Evidence from regression-adjusted difference-in-differences-estimates indicates that 9/11 did not cause a severe decline in job prospects. This result is robust over a wide range of control groups and several definitions of the sample and the observation period. Several explanations for this result, which is in line with prior evidence from Sweden, are offered.
Language	English
Keywords	Discrimination; Unemployment; Diskriminierung; Arbeitslosigkeit
Year of publication in PubData	2007
Publishing type	First publication
Publication version	Published version
Date issued	2007-01-23
Creation context	Research
Published by	Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
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