2026 Amelie F. Constant: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	35	748	679	398	345	113	6415

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Amelie F. Constant is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences with a concentration on sociology and political science.

Their work heavily engages with migration-related topics, covering:

Migration and labor dynamics
Migration, refugees, and integration
Urban, neighborhood, and segregation studies
Employment and welfare studies
Regional economics and spatial analysis
Migration, ethnicity, and economy
Economic policies and impacts

Some notable recent papers authored by Amelie F. Constant include:

"Time-Space Dynamics of Return and Circular Migration: Theories and Evidence" (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
"Ethnic Spatial Dispersion and Immigrant Identity*" (2023), published in Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies

Their frequent co-authors reflect collaborations across migration and economic behavior studies, including:

Els Bekaert
Killian Foubert
Ilse Ruyssen
Marianne Tønnessen
Astri Syse

The most common publication venues where Amelie F. Constant's research appears are:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies
Population Space and Place
Demography

The scholar has contributed to fields beyond sociology and political science, also publishing in general health professions, economics and econometrics, demography, and clinical psychology. Their work integrates interdisciplinary perspectives important to understanding migration patterns, ethnic identity, and spatial dispersion.

Amelie F. Constant became a member of Academia Europaea in 2013, reflecting recognition within the European academic community.

Best Publications

Return Migration by German Guestworkers: Neoclassical versus New Economic Theories

Amelie Constant;Douglas S. Massey

760
Citations
Self-Selection, Earnings, and Out-Migration: A Longitudinal Study of Immigrants to Germany

Amelie F. Constant;Amelie F. Constant;Douglas S. Massey

586
Citations
The Making of Entrepreneurs in Germany: Are Native Men and Immigrants Alike?

Amelie F. Constant;Klaus F. Zimmermann

395
Citations
Labor market segmentation and the earnings of German guestworkers

Amelie F. Constant;Douglas S. Massey

374
Citations
Measuring Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Economic Behavior

Amelie F. Constant;Klaus F. Zimmermann

281
Citations
International handbook on the economics of migration

Amelie Constant;Klaus F. Zimmermann

212
Citations
Ethnic Identity and Immigrant Homeownership

Amelie F. Constant;Rowan Roberts;Klaus F. Zimmermann

196
Citations
Ethnosizing Immigrants

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187
Citations
Native-migrant differences in risk attitudes

Holger Bonin;Amelie F. Constant;Konstantinos Tatsiramos;Klaus F. Zimmermann

171
Citations
Circular and Repeat Migration: Counts of Exits and Years Away from the Host Country

Amelie F. Constant;Amelie F. Constant;Klaus F. Zimmermann;Klaus F. Zimmermann;Klaus F. Zimmermann

165
Citations
Immigrant Performance and Selective Immigration Policy: A European Perspective

Amelie Constant;Klaus F. Zimmermann

163
Citations
What Makes an Entrepreneur and Does it Pay? Native Men, Turks, and Other Migrants in Germany

Amelie F. Constant;Yochanan Shachmurove;Klaus F. Zimmermann

161
Citations
Attitudes towards immigrants, other integration barriers, and their veracity

Amelie F. Constant;Martin Kahanec;Klaus F. Zimmermann

161
Citations
The impact of immigration on the well-being of natives☆

Alpaslan Akay;Amelie F. Constant;Corrado Giulietti

153
Citations
OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE ACROSS GENERATIONS

Amelie F. Constant;Klaus F. Zimmermann

151
Citations
Ethnic self-identification of first-generation immigrants

Laura Zimmermann;Klaus F. Zimmermann;Amelie F. Constant

150
Citations
THE DYNAMICS OF REPEAT MIGRATION: A MARKOV CHAIN ANALYSIS

Amelie F. Constant;Klaus F. Zimmermann

143
Citations
A “healthy immigrant effect” or a “sick immigrant effect”? Selection and policies matter

Amelie F. Constant;Teresa García-Muñoz;Shoshana Neuman;Shoshana Neuman;Tzahi Neuman

122
Citations
Ethnic diversity and well-being

Alpaslan Akay;Amelie F. Constant;Corrado Giulietti;Martin Guzi

105
Citations
Self-Employment Dynamics Across the Business Cycle : Migrants Versus Natives

Amelie F. Constant;Klaus F. Zimmermann

103
Citations
Do migrants take the jobs of native workers

Amelie F. Constant

85
Citations
Diaspora economics: new perspectives

Amelie F. Constant;Klaus F. Zimmermann

36
Citations
Economic preferences and attitudes of the unemployed: Are natives and second generation migrants alike?

Amelie F. Constant;Annabelle Krause;Ulf Rinne;Klaus F. Zimmermann

33
Citations
Editorial: IZA Journal of Migration

Amelie F Constant;Denis Fougère;Corrado Giulietti;Klaus F Zimmermann

27
Citations
The Russian-Ukrainian Earnings Divide

Amelie F. Constant;Martin Kahanec;Klaus F. Zimmermann

26
Citations
Ethnicity, job search and labor market reintegration of the unemployed

Amelie F. Constant;Martin Kahanec;Ulf Rinne;Klaus F. Zimmermann

23
Citations
Circular Movements and Time Away from the Host Country

Amelie F. Constant;Klaus F. Zimmermann

19
Citations
Native-Migrant Differences in Risk Attitudes

Klaus F. Zimmermann;Holger Bonin;Amelie F. Constant;Konstantinos Tatsiramos

16
Citations
Human Capital and Ethnic Self-Identification of Migrants

Klaus F. Zimmermann;Laura Zimmermann;Laura Zimmermann;Liliya Gataullina;Amelie F. Constant

8
Citations
Self-Employment Dynamics Across the Business Cycle: Migrants vs Natives

Amelie F. Constant;Klaus F. Zimmermann

5
Citations
ABSTRACT Where Do the Brainy Italians Go

Amelie F. Constant

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus F. Zimmermann Maastricht University

Douglas S. Massey Princeton University

External Links

Personal website of Amelie F. Constant

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