Dynamics of employment assimilation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2426850 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alpaslan Akay (0000-0001-7215-9676, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IZA Journal of Migration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2193-9039 • E-ISSN: 2193-9039 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40176-016-0061-3 |
| OpenAlex | W2461674462 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
This paper investigates the dynamics of immigrants' employment assimilation in comparison with the standard static assimilation model. When the effect of past employment experience on current employment possibilities differs between immigrants and natives, then the static assimilation model might produce biased and unrealistic predictions of the relative employment probabilities of immigrants. Using a high-quality panel dataset collected in Sweden and a state-of-the-art non-linear dynamic assimilation model, we find a large employment status persistence that substantially differs between immigrants and native Swedes. We show that failing to control for the differential past labor market experience leads to an incorrect account of the host country-specific human capital that results to a large overestimation (underestimation) of the short-run (long-run) marginal assimilation rates when using the standard static assimilation model. JEL Classification: C33, J15, J61
Assimilation (phonology · Data assimilation · Demographic economics · Differential (mechanical device · Econometrics · Economics · Geography · Human capital · Immigration · Labour economics · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |