The immigrant/native wealth gap in Germany, Italy and Luxembourg

Alessandro Porpiglia, Eva Sierminska, Thomas Y. Mathä

This paper analyses the existence of an immigrant/native wealth gap by using
household survey data for Luxembourg, Germany and Italy. The results show that, in
all three countries, a sizeable wealth gap exists between natives and immigrants.
Towards the upper tail of the wealth distribution the gap narrows to a small extent.
This gap persists even after controlling for demographic characteristics, country of
origin, cohort and age at migration although cross-country differences exist in the immigration penalty.

Suggested Citation

Mathä, T. Y., Porpiglia, A. & Sierminska, E. (2011). The immigrant/native wealth gap in Germany, Italy and Luxembourg (Working Paper Series Nr. 1302). Frankfurt am Main. European Central Bank.

https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1761568

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