TY - JOUR
T1 - Labor market transitions of immigrants with emphasis on marginalization and self-employment
AU - Blume, Kræn
AU - Ejrnæs, Mette
AU - Nielsen, Helena Skyt
AU - Würtz, Allan
N1 - JEL Classification: C23, C41, J64
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In developed countries, immigrants are more likely to be nonemployed and self-employed compared to natives. Based on register data of male immigrants in Denmark, we performed a detailed investigation of the immigrant-native difference in transition patterns across labor market states. We find that a high proportion of immigrants from non-Western countries tend to be marginalized relative to natives, and they tend to use self-employment to escape marginalization.
AB - In developed countries, immigrants are more likely to be nonemployed and self-employed compared to natives. Based on register data of male immigrants in Denmark, we performed a detailed investigation of the immigrant-native difference in transition patterns across labor market states. We find that a high proportion of immigrants from non-Western countries tend to be marginalized relative to natives, and they tend to use self-employment to escape marginalization.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - discrete competing risks
KW - panel data
U2 - 10.1007/s00148-008-0191-x
DO - 10.1007/s00148-008-0191-x
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0933-1433
VL - 22
SP - 881
EP - 908
JO - Journal of Population Economics
JF - Journal of Population Economics
IS - 4
ER -