All look the same? Diversity of labour market outcomes of Chinese ethnic group populations in the UK
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3646553 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tze Ming Mok (London School of Economics and Political Science), Lucinda Platt (0000-0002-8251-6400, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 87-107 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.2018.1524291 |
| OpenAlex | W2889650737 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 29 |
With high average levels of qualifications and pay, ethnic Chinese minorities in the UK are often regarded as a migrant ‘success story’. At the same time, the limited evidence we have suggests that Chinese minorities may face ethnic penalties in the labour market, and that there is considerable heterogeneity within the aggregate Chinese ethnic category. In this paper, we address these issues of labour market outcomes and heterogeneity among UK Chinese using 38 pooled quarters of the UK Labour Force Survey. We show that for both wages and employment there are differences in labour market experience across five distinct Chinese origin groups compared to those similarly qualified in the white majority. Consistent ‘winners’ are Taiwan and Malaysian-born Chinese, while Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong-born experience substantial wage penalties. UK-born Chinese face wage penalties when working in traditional industries, in which they continue to cluster, and unemployment penalties. An important contributory factor to labour market outcomes of the different groups appears to be the extent of their relationship with the ethnic economy. We relate our findings to theories of ethnic embeddedness and enclave economies, as well as to the varying contexts of reception faced by immigrants from different cohorts
China · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Embeddedness · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Labour economics · Mainland · Mainland China · Political science · Sociology · Unemployment · Wage · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |