A Longitudinal Study of Migration Propensities for Mixed Ethnic Unions in England and Wales

Zhiqiang Feng (), Maarten van Ham, Paul Boyle () and Gillian M. Raab ()
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Zhiqiang Feng: University of St. Andrews
Paul Boyle: University of St. Andrews
Gillian M. Raab: University of St. Andrews

No 6394, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Most studies investigating residential segregation of ethnic minorities ignore the fact that the majority of adults live in couples. In recent years there has been a growth in the number of mixed ethnic unions that involve a minority member and a white member. To our knowledge, hardly any research has been undertaken to explicitly examine whether the ethnic mix within households has an impact on the residential choices of households in terms of the ethnic mix of destination neighbourhoods. Our study addresses this research gap and examines the tendencies of migration among mixed ethnic unions in comparison with their co-ethnic peers. We used data from the Longitudinal Study for England and Wales. Our statistical analysis supports the spatial assimilation theory: ethnic minorities move towards less deprived areas and to a lesser extent also towards less ethnically concentrated areas. However, the types of destination neighbourhood of minority people living in mixed ethnic unions varied greatly with the ethnicity of the ethnic minority partner.

Keywords: mixed ethnic unions; migration; deprivation; ethnic concentration; longitudinal analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J12 J15 J61 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2012-02
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-dem, nep-mig and nep-ure
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Published - published as: 'A longitudinal study of migration propensities for mixed ethnic unions in England and Wales' in: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies , 2014, 40 (3), 384-403

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