Predicting Earnings Among Immigrants To Canada
The Role Of Source Country
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9952780 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kelli Phythian (Western University, corresponding author), David Walters (0000-0002-5973-1938, University of Guelph), Paul Anisef (York University) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 129-154 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Migration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2010.00626.x |
| OpenAlex | W1507986710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 45 |
The current study examines the importance of country of origin in predicting the labour market earnings among recent immigrants to Canada. The authors argue that, in addition to individual-level characteristics associated with immigrant capital, macro-level features associated with immigrant origins must be taken into account when considering the economic performance of immigrants in their host country. Country-level factors are said to accompany immigrants to their destination country, which generate disparities in the “quality” of immigrants’ human and social capital across origin groups, as well as differences in how they are received by the resident population. The present study uses random effects multilevel modelling to investigate the extent to which immigrant incomes vary randomly across source country while taking into consideration individual-level characteristics selected on the basis of human capital, social capital, and discrimination theories. Multilevel regression analysis confirms that immigrant incomes indeed vary significantly by country of origin, though the effect is small. Furthermore, it is revealed that the gross domestic product (GDP) of the sending country explains much of the level 2 variability in the labour market earnings of recent immigrants, as well as the relationship between racial minority status and immigrant incomes. The practical significance and policy implications of these findings are discussed
Country of origin · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Human capital · Immigration · Labour economics · Multilevel model · Political science · Population · Sociology · Demography · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |