Labor market transitions of immigrants with emphasis on marginalization and self-employment

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In developed countries, immigrants are more likely to be nonemployed and self-employed compared to natives. Based on register data of male immigrants in Denmark, we performed a detailed investigation of the immigrant-native difference in transition patterns across labor market states. We find that a high proportion of immigrants from non-Western countries tend to be marginalized relative to natives, and they tend to use self-employment to escape marginalization.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Population Economics
Volume22
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)881-908
Number of pages28
ISSN0933-1433
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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