Ethnic Identity and Labor-Market Outcomes of Immigrants in Europe
Thierry Verdier,
Yves Zenou,
Alberto Bisin and
Eleonora Patacchini
No 8212, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Abstract:
Using data from the European Social Survey on most European countries, we look at the relationship between ethnic identity and employment prospects for immigrants from non-European countries. We find that a strong attachment to religion is associated with a lower probability of being employed. When we differentiate between first and second generations of immigrants, our evidence reveals signs of a cultural and economic integration of immigrants in Europe. However, when an extreme ethnic sentiment is preserved, the employment penalty is amplified. Our results also suggest that the strength of a person?s ethnic identity and its relationship with employment prospects may depend on the type of integration policy performed in the country where the immigrant lives. In particular, labor-market policies and family-reunion policies seem to facilitate the labor-market access to immigrants coming from non-European countries.
Keywords: Ethnic identity; Religion; First- and second-generation immigrants; Integration policies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A14 J15 J18 Z19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-01
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