Are new work practices and new technologies biased against immigrant workers?

Michael Rosholm, Marianne Røed and Pål Schøne ()

International Journal of Manpower, 2013, vol. 34, issue 8, 995-1014

Abstract: Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to analyse if introduction of new technologies and work practices are negatively related to the employment opportunities of immigrants. Design/methodology/approach - – A representative plant-level panel survey merged with register data is used. Random effect regression Tobit models are estimated. The dependent variable is wage costs share of immigrants at the plant. The important explanatory variables are measures of new technologies and work practices. Findings - – The results show that workplaces where employees use personal computers intensively and have broad autonomy hire fewer non-western immigrants who have not been raised in Norway. The negative relationship is especially strong for low-skilled non-western immigrants. Originality/value - – The estimation framework for studying this topic is new. The paper also presents original evidence on the relationship between characteristics of the “new” economy and demand for immigrant workers.

Keywords: Immigrants; Employment; New work practices; New technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Working Paper: Are New Work Practices and New Technologies Biased against Immigrant Workers? (2006)
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DOI: 10.1108/IJM-07-2013-0178

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