Wealth Distributions of Migrant and Australian‐born Households

Denise Doiron () and Rochelle Guttmann

The Economic Record, 2009, vol. 85, issue 268, 32-45

Abstract: Wealth is an important measure of overall economic well‐being and a crucial factor in migrants’ ability to integrate into their new country. Using data from the 2002 HILDA survey, this study explores the disparity between the wealth distributions of native‐born and foreign‐born households in Australia. Using quantile regressions the results reveal that migrants have significantly less wealth than their Australian‐born counterparts throughout the wealth distribution. This is despite the greater wealth‐generating characteristics of the foreign‐born. The wealth differentials are reduced but still negative for the migrant cohorts who have been in Australia for over 25 years.

Date: 2009
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