Ethnicity and Unemployment in Finland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5282073 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Saarela (0000-0001-8313-4271, Åbo Akademi University), Fjalar Finnäs (Åbo Akademi University) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-37 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnic studies review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1555-1881 • E-ISSN: 2576-2915 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/esr.2002.25.1.26 |
| OpenAlex | W2760932412 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This research note provides the general findings from a research project analyzing the reasons behind the lower unemployment rate of the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland, compared with the Finnish-speaking majority. The main conclusion is that the unemployment gap cannot be attributed to ethnic-group differences in age, education, place of residence, or industrial structure. We believe that two latent factors are highly relevant in this context: language proficiency and social integration, although no data presently available provides information about such issues
Context (archaeology · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Political science · Residence · Sociology · Unemployment · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Research in Social Sciences
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |