Studies on the earnings assimilation of immigrants have traditionally
focused exclusively on immigrants in employment. However, given evidence of
immigrants’ difficulties in entering and remaining in the labor market,
restricting the population to those in employment may entail a selection
bias. In addition, the primary variable of interest in such studies is often
the duration of residence or the years since migration (YSM), which is
interpreted as a proxy for potential labor market experience in the host
country. The appropriateness of that proxy will, however, also depend on the
extent to which immigrants are able to quickly enter and remain in the labor
market. This study reconsiders the evidence on the earnings assimilation of
immigrants in Norway in light of selection into the labor market and with
better information on actual labor market experience in the host country.
The findings suggest that a major revision of previous conclusions with
regards to the earnings assimilation of non-Western immigrants in Norway may
be in order.
Presented by:
Taryn Ann Galloway (Statistics Norway)
Date & time:
March 28, 2007 12:00 pm - March 27, 2007 11:00 pm
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