The Economy of Immigrants: The Case of the Netherlands

CHAPTER 1 MIGRATION IN THE WORLD AND IN THE NETHERLANDS 1. THE DEFINITION OF MIGRATION AND INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT 1.1. Characteristics of International Migration 1.2. Migration Corridors 2. IMMIGRANTS IN THE NETHERLANDS 2.1. Origin of Immigrants 2.2. Immigrant Groups 2.3. First and Second-Generation Migrants 2.4. The Age of Immigrants 2.5. Gender of the Immigrants 2.6. Causes of Migration 2.7. Immigration Policy CHAPTER 2 IMMIGRANTS IN THE NATIONAL LABOR MARKET 1. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE MARKET 1.1. Generations 1.2. Gender 1.3. Ages 2. WAGE-INCOME DISTRIBUTION 2.1. Generations 2.2. Wages and Working Hours 2.3. Relationship Between Education and Wages 3. JOB PROFESSIONS 4. SECTOR PREFERENCES 5. DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE COUNTRY 5.1. Provinces 5.2. Preferences of the Provinces 5.3. Distribution by Municipalities 6. TURKISH-DUTCH WORKERS 6.1. Fields of Education CHAPTER 3 ENTREPRENUERS 1. NATIVE AND IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS 1.1. Sectoral Distribution 1.2. Industry Preferences 1.3. Entrepreneurial Generations and Gender 2. EMPLOYMENT 3. TURNOVER 3.1. Income Classes 4. DISTRIBUTION OF ENTREPRENEURS OVER THE NETHERLANDS 4.1. Distribution in the Provinces 4.2. Preference of Provinces 4.3. Municipality Preferences 5. ENTREPRENEURS WITH TURKISH BACKGROUND CHAPTER 4 EMPLOYERS 1. THE ASSUMPTION OF DIRECTOR-MAJOR SHAREHOLDER 2. NATIVE AND IMMIGRANT EMPLOYERS 2.1. Employment 2.2. Sectoral Distribution 2.3. Industry Preferences 2.4. Generations and Gender 3. EMPLOYMENT 3.1. Employment by Sectors 3.2. Employment Matrix 4. TURNOVERS 4.1. Net Turnovers 4.2. Income Distribution 5. COMPANY LANDSCAPES 5.1. Firm Size 5.2. Types of Firms 6. DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY 6.1. Distribution in Provinces 6.2. Province Preferences 6.3. Distribution within the Municipalities 6.4. Municipality Preferences 7. TURKISH EMPLOYERS 7.1. Association Activities CHAPTER 5 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 1. EMPLOYERS 1.1. Foreign Trade Firms 1.2. Foreign Trade 1.3. Workforce 1.4. Turnover 1.5. Foreign Trade and Migration Relationship 2. ENTREPRENEURS 2.1. Foreign Trade Volume 2.2. Structure of Foreign Trade 2.3. Foreign Trade and Migration Relationship 3. DUTCH-TURKS Conclusion and Evaluation APPENDIX TABLES REFERENCES