Is the Neighbourhood Effect an Economic or an Immigrant Issue? A Study of the Importance of the Childhood Neighbourhood for Future Integration into the Labour Market

Susanne Urban
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Susanne Urban: REMESO the Institute for Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Society, Linköping University, Bomullsspinneriet, Laxholmen, Norrköping, 602 21, Sweden, susanne.urban@isv.liu.se

Urban Studies, 2009, vol. 46, issue 3, 583-603

Abstract: The purported effects of concentrations of immigrants and poverty within cities on inclusion in the labour market are intensively discussed among politicians and researchers. This study uses a multilevel approach to analyse a large longitudinal dataset in Stockholm. The results confirm previous research that concludes that only a small fraction of socioeconomic output can be considered to be a result of neighbourhood origin. Moreover, it is concluded that economic characteristics of neighbourhoods have a larger impact than ethnic ones. Growing up in a wealthy area adds to the risk of having a low income at 24 and 25 years of age, but growing up in a poor area adds to the risk of being unemployed.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098008100996

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