Andreas Bergh
Universitetslektor
Explaining the labor market gaps between immigrants and natives in the OECD
Författare
Summary, in English
In most OECD-countries immigrants have lower employment and higher unemployment than natives. The gap in labor market outcomes is larger in countries with more immigrant friendly attitudes. This paper suggests that in countries where labor market institutions are less competitive, native workers face less direct wage competition from immigration. As a result, the general population is more immigrant-friendly and income inequality is dampened. On the other hand, employment among immigrants suffers, thwarting the potential economic benefits from immigration. Empirical analysis of 19–28 OECD countries using Bayesian model averaging to cope with the model selection problem, provide support for the relevance of labor market institutions against other plausible explanations of immigrant labor market outcomes. In particular, the unemployment gap is bigger in countries where collective bargaining agreements cover a larger share of the labor market.
Avdelning/ar
- Nationalekonomiska institutionen
- Centrum för ekonomisk demografi
Publiceringsår
2017
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Migration Letters
Volym
14
Issue
2
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
London: European Business School, Regent's College
Ämne
- Economics
Nyckelord
- labor market segregation
- immigration
- inequality
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1741-8984