Before Crisis

Gender and Economic Outcomes of the Two Largest Immigrant Communities in Spain

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11380901
AutoresCristina Bradatan (0000-0002-0824-7070, Texas Tech University, autor correspondente), Cristina E Bradatan (Texas Tech University), Dumitru Sandu (0000-0001-8618-2252, University of Bucharest)
Ano2012
Volume46
Fascículo1
Páginas221-243
Data de publicação2012-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Migration Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0197-9183 • E-ISSN: 1747-7379
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1111/j.1747-7379.2012.00885.x
OpenAlexW2161849048
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas15

In this study, we compare labor force outcomes of the two largest immigrant communities in Spain (Moroccans and Romanians) before the economic crisis hit. We are interested in understanding if and how gender influences the labor force outcomes (wage per hour, labor force participation, and unemployment rate) of these two immigrant groups. Our analyses show that, overall, gender is an important variable on Spanish labor market, but it affects differently the two groups. There is a male job market and a female job market for both Romanian and Moroccan immigrants, with men earning significantly higher wages than women. However, while for Moroccans, working women differ significantly from men in terms of demographic characteristics, Romanian women and men have similar demographic characteristics and comparable levels of labor force participation, but differ in terms of wage levels

Demographic economics · Discouraged worker · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Immigration · Labour economics · Political science · Romanian · Unemployment · Unemployment rate · Wage · Employment and Welfare Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy