How do Muslims qua Muslims integrate in the US?

Claire Adida (), David Laitin () and Marie-Anne Valfort ()
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Claire Adida: University of California, San Diego
David Laitin: Stanford University

Economics Bulletin, 2015, vol. 35, issue 4, 2750-2767

Abstract: Economic research on immigrant integration highlights the discrimination that Muslim immigrants from Muslim-majority countries face in Western labor markets. However, economists struggle to determine whether this is due to these immigrants' religion or simply their region of origin. Our objective is to isolate the religious effect from potential confounds in the context of Muslim integration in the United States. Relying on a unique survey conducted in metropolitan Detroit which allows us to hold the region of origin of the immigrant constant (Arab countries) while allowing for variation in religion (Christian versus Muslim), we investigate how Muslims qua Muslims integrate in the US relative to Christians. The data reveal that Muslim Arabs are more likely to experience disrespect, to report on media bias against them, and to fare less well in the labour market than do Arab American Christians. Moreover, the Muslim Arabs develop fewer social ties in their host country society and retain closer ties to their home country than do their Christian counterparts. Finally, the gaps in integration remain (and even widen) with the time these immigrants spend in the U.S

Keywords: Immigrant integration; International migration; Islam; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 J7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-12-13
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