Immigrants at New Destinations: How They Fare and Why

Anabela Carneiro, Natércia Fortuna and Jose Varejao ()

No 4892, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Using matched employer-employee data, we identify the determinants of immigrants’ earnings in the Portuguese labor market. Results previously reported for countries with a long tradition of hosting migrants are also valid in a new destination country. Two-thirds of the gap is attributable to match-specific and employer characteristics. Occupational downgrading and segregation into low-wage workplaces are two major causes behind the wage gap.

Keywords: matched employer-employee data; workplace concentration of immigrants; immigrants' earnings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J24 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2010-04
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-lab and nep-mig
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Published - published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2012, 25 (3), 1165-1185

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