Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Morando, Greta Title: Partner ethnicity and ethnic minority socio- economic occupation: evidence from the UK Abstract: What role does integration play in reducing disparities in the labour market between ethnic minority and white majority populations? We shed light on this question by comparing the socio-economic positions of ethnic minorities in co- and inter-ethnic partnerships. We implement propensity score matching techniques to account for selection bias. We find that ethnic minorities in co- and inter-ethnic unions are rarely comparable and a large part of the labour market differences is explained by their individual socio-demographic characteristics. Finally, having a white majority group partner affects the occupational position and labour market participation of only some groups of women. Creation-Date: 20140903 Number: 2014-29 Publication-Status: published File-URL: https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/files/working-papers/iser/2014-29.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:ese:iserwp:2014-29