Labor market transitions of immigrants with emphasis on marginalization and self-employment

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 -