Private vs. Public Sector: Discrimination against Second-Generation Immigrants in France

Clémence Berson

Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) from HAL

Abstract: The integration of immigrants and their children is a burning issue in France. Governments build a large part of their assimilation policies on the labor market. The public sector is reputed to better assimilate minorities because of its entrance exams and pay-scales. In this paper, a comparison of the public and private sectors shows that second-generation immigrants are not treated equally. However, the wage gap is determined by the number and gender of immigrant parents and not by the country of origin.

Keywords: wage gap; public-private sectors; Discrimination; différentiels de salaire; secteurs public/privé; France (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-09
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Published in 2009

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