@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp296, author={Nielsen, Helena Skyt and Rosholm, Michael and Smith, Nina and Husted, Leif}, title={Intergenerational Transmissions and the School-to-Work Transition of 2nd Generation Immigrants}, year={2001}, month={May}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={296}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp296}, 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 nd 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 nd generation immigrants.}, keywords={parental capital;intergenerational transmission;second generation immigrants;School-to-work transition;ethnic capital;neighbourhood effects}, }