Migration, inequality, and skills

Leire Aldaz Odriozola, Majda Seghir, Begoña Eguía Peña and Ane Aizpurua Esnaola

Chapter 4 in Technology, Globalisation and Migration, 2025, pp 52-67 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter explores the interrelationship between migration, inequality, and skills to elucidate the intricate process of integrating foreign-born workers into the European Union labour market. First, it focuses on the economic integration of migrants, aiming to provide insights into their incorporation into the labour market. The issues addressed include the occupations in which they are employed and their behaviour in relation to native workers. Second, it examines divergences in inequality patterns across the European Union, highlighting the emergence of winners and losers in this integration process. Additionally, it considers the potential of immigration through the lens of the recognition and transferability of human capital. It addresses several issues, including over-education, barriers to the recognition of immigrants’ qualifications, skills transferability across countries, skill-based immigration, and skill shortages. Finally, the chapter identifies aspects of particular interest to policymakers, with a special emphasis on the need for a gender perspective in all actions.

Keywords: Migration; Inequality; Occupational segregation; Labour niches; Skills; Labour shortages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035373642
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