East-European immigrants responding to the recession in Britain

Is There a Trade-Off Between Unemployment and Over-Qualification

Bibliographic Data

ID3646066
AuthorsNabil Khattab (0000-0002-7972-9229), Jon E Fox (0000-0003-2428-3482), Jon Fox
Year2016
Volume42
Issue11
Pages1774-1789
Publication date2016-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Community (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1369183x.2016.1166040
OpenAlexW2338819255
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited36

Most studies demonstrating the vulnerability of labour migrants following the recession have focused on unemployment. This article examines how the labour market performance of East-European workers in the U.K. has been affected by the recession by focussing on four possible employment outcomes: unemployment, self-employment, over-qualification and part-time jobs. By showing the relatively low rates of unemployment amongst East-European migrants, which have become even lower following the recession, it argues that the vulnerability of immigrants in periods of economic downturn cannot always be solely measured in higher rates of immigrant unemployment. Labour migrants may be prompted to take jobs (any jobs) below their skills and qualifications, thus suggesting a 'trade-off' between unemployment and over-qualification

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Global recession · Great recession · Immigration · Keynesian economics · Labour economics · Political science · Recession · Unemployment · Vulnerability (computing · Employment and Welfare Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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