Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
June 1, 2016
Summary:
Most studies demonstrating the vulnerability of labour migrants
following the recession have focused on unemployment. This article
examines how the labour market performance of East-European workers in
the U.K. has been affected by the recession by focussing on four
possible employment outcomes: unemployment, self-employment,
over-qualification and part-time jobs. By showing the relatively low
rates of unemployment amongst East-European migrants, which have become
even lower following the recession, it argues that the vulnerability of
immigrants in periods of economic downturn cannot always be solely
measured in higher rates of immigrant unemployment. Labour migrants may
be prompted to take jobs (any jobs) below their skills and
qualifications, thus suggesting a ‘trade-off’ between unemployment and
over-qualification.
Published in
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 42 , p.1 -1
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2016.1166040
ISSN
1369183
Subjects
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