The Ethnic Employment and Income Gap in Sweden: Is Skill or Labor Market Discrimination the Explanation?
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2009.01573.x
Download full text from publisher
References listed on IDEAS
- Hansen, Karsten T. & Heckman, James J. & Mullen, K.J.Kathleen J., 2004.
"The effect of schooling and ability on achievement test scores,"
Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 121(1-2), pages 39-98.
- Hansen, Karsten T & Heckman, James J & Mullen, Kathleen J, 2003. "The effect of schooling and ability on achievement test scores," Working Paper Series 2003:13, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy.
- Hansen, Karsten T. & Heckman, James J. & Mullen, Kathleen, 2003. "The Effect of Schooling and Ability on Achievement Test Scores," IZA Discussion Papers 826, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Karsten Hansen & James J. Heckman & Kathleen J. Mullen, 2003. "The Effect of Schooling and Ability on Achievement Test Scores," NBER Working Papers 9881, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Martin Nordin & Dan-Olof Rooth, 2007.
"The Income Gap Between Natives and Second Generation Immigrants in Sweden: Is Skill the Explanation?,"
RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series
0706, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
- Nordin, Martin & Rooth, Dan-Olof, 2007. "The Income Gap Between Natives and Second Generation Immigrants in Sweden: Is Skill the Explanation?," IZA Discussion Papers 2759, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Carneiro, Pedro & Heckman, James J & Masterov, Dimitriy V, 2005.
"Labor Market Discrimination and Racial Differences in Premarket Factors,"
Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 48(1), pages 1-39, April.
- Pedro Carneiro & James J. Heckman & Dimitriy V. Masterov, 2003. "Labor Market Discrimination and Racial Differences in Premarket Factors," NBER Working Papers 10068, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Carneiro, Pedro & Heckman, James J. & Masterov, Dimitriy V., 2005. "Labor Market Discrimination and Racial Differences in Premarket Factors," IZA Discussion Papers 1453, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Carneiro, Pedro & Heckman, James & Masterov, Dimitriy, 2004. "Labor market discrimination and racial differences in premarket factors," Working Paper Series 2005:3, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy.
- Christian Dustmann & Nikolaos Theodoropoulos, 2010.
"Ethnic minority immigrants and their children in Britain,"
Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 62(2), pages 209-233, April.
- Christian Dustmann & Nikolaos Theodoropoulos, 2006. "Ethnic Minority Immigrants and their Children in Britain," RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series 0610, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
- Christian Dustmann & Nikolaos Theodoropoulos, 2008. "Ethnic minority immigrants and their children in Britain," University of Cyprus Working Papers in Economics 7-2008, University of Cyprus Department of Economics.
- Carlsson, Magnus & Rooth, Dan-Olof, 2007.
"Evidence of ethnic discrimination in the Swedish labor market using experimental data,"
Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 14(4), pages 716-729, August.
- Carlsson, Magnus & Rooth, Dan-Olof, 2006. "Evidence of Ethnic Discrimination in the Swedish Labor Market Using Experimental Data," IZA Discussion Papers 2281, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Chiswick, Barry R, 1977. "Sons of Immigrants: Are They at an Earnings Disadvantage?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 67(1), pages 376-380, February.
- Kevin Lang & Michael Manove, 2011.
"Education and Labor Market Discrimination,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 101(4), pages 1467-1496, June.
- Kevin Lang & Michael Manove, 2006. "Education and Labor-Market Discrimination," NBER Working Papers 12257, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kevin Lang & Michael Manove, 2006. "Education and Labor-Market Discrimination," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2006-008, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Borjas, George J, 1993.
"The Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants,"
Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 11(1), pages 113-135, January.
- George J. Borjas, 1992. "The Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants," NBER Working Papers 3972, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Martin Nordin, 2008. "Ability and rates of return to schooling—making use of the Swedish enlistment battery test," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 21(3), pages 703-717, July.
- Dan-Olof Rooth & Jan Ekberg, 2003. "Unemployment and earnings for second generation immigrants in Sweden. Ethnic background and parent composition," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 16(4), pages 787-814, November.
- Neal, Derek A & Johnson, William R, 1996.
"The Role of Premarket Factors in Black-White Wage Differences,"
Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 104(5), pages 869-895, October.
- Derek A. Neal & William R. Johnson, 1995. "The Role of Pre-Market Factors in Black-White Wage Differences," NBER Working Papers 5124, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Carliner, Geoffrey, 1980. "Wages, Earnings and Hours of First, Second, and Third Generation American Males," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 18(1), pages 87-102, January.
- William A. Darity & Patrick L. Mason, 1998. "Evidence on Discrimination in Employment: Codes of Color, Codes of Gender," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 12(2), pages 63-90, Spring.
Citations
Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
Cited by:
- Dickerson, Andy & Ratcliffe, Anita & Rohenkohl, Bertha & Van de Sijpe, Nicolas, 2024.
"Anticipated labour market discrimination and educational achievement,"
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 222(C), pages 375-393.
- Andy Dickerson & Anita Ratcliffe & Bertha Rohenkohl & Nicolas Van de Sijpe, 2022. "Anticipated labour market discrimination and educational achievement," Working Papers 2022017, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics.
- Martin Nordin & Dan-Olof Rooth, 2014.
"Increasing Returns to Schooling by Ability? A Comparison between the USA and Sweden,"
Manchester School, University of Manchester, vol. 82, pages 1-20, December.
- Nordin, Martin & Rooth , Dan-Olof, 2011. "Increasing Returns to Schooling by Ability? A Comparison Between the US and Sweden," Working Papers 2011:17, Lund University, Department of Economics.
- Nordin , Martin & Rooth, Dan-Olof, 2011. "Ability Heterogeneity in Intergenerational Mobility," Working Papers 2011:18, Lund University, Department of Economics.
- Paul Bisschop & Bas Weel & Jelle Zwetsloot, 2020. "Ethnic Employment Gaps of Graduates in the Netherlands," De Economist, Springer, vol. 168(4), pages 577-598, December.
- Pinar Aslan Akay & Nader Ahmadi, 2022. "The Work Environment of Immigrant Employees in Sweden—a Systematic Review," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 23(4), pages 2235-2268, December.
- Åslund, Olof & Böhlmark, Anders & Skans, Oskar Nordström, 2015.
"Childhood and family experiences and the social integration of young migrants,"
Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 35(C), pages 135-144.
- Olof Åslund & Anders Böhlmark & Oskar Nordström Skans, 2012. "Childhood and Family Experiences and the Social Integration of Young Migrants," Norface Discussion Paper Series 2012003, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London.
- Wido Geis, 2010. "High Unemployment in Germany: Why do Foreigners Suffer Most?," ifo Working Paper Series 90, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich.
- Bisschop, Paul & ter Weel, Bas & Zwetsloot, Jelle, 2020. "Ethnic Employment Gaps of Graduates in the Netherlands," IZA Discussion Papers 13750, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Arne Risa Hole & Anita Ratcliffe, 2020. "The Impact of the London Bombings on the Well‐Being of Adolescent Muslims," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 122(4), pages 1606-1639, October.
- Irastorza, Nahikari & Bevelander, Pieter, 2014. "Economic Integration of Intermarried Labour Migrants, Refugees and Family Migrants to Sweden: Premium or Selection?," IZA Discussion Papers 8065, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Ademmer, Esther & Akgüç, Mehtap & Barslund, Mikkel & Di Bartolomeo, Anna & Benček, David & Groll, Dominik & Hoxhaj, Rezart & Lanati, Mauro & Laurentsyeva, Nadzeya & Lücke, Matthias & Ludolph, Lars & R, 2017. "2017 MEDAM Assessment Report on Asylum and Migration Policies in Europe. Sharing responsibility for refugees and expanding legal immigration," MEDAM Assessment Report on Asylum and Migration Policies in Europe, Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration (MEDAM), number 182239.
- Katz, Katarina & Österberg, Torun, 2013. "Wages of childhood immigrants in Sweden – education, returns to education and overeducation," Working Paper Series 2013:8, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy.
- Paul Bisschop & Bas ter Weel & Jelle Zwetsloot, 2020. "Ethnic employment gaps of graduates in the Netherlands," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 20-068/V, Tinbergen Institute.
- Martin Nordin, 2013. "Immigrant School Segregation in Sweden," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 32(3), pages 415-435, June.
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Nordin, Martin & Rooth, Dan-Olof, 2007.
"The Income Gap Between Natives and Second Generation Immigrants in Sweden: Is Skill the Explanation?,"
IZA Discussion Papers
2759, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Martin Nordin & Dan-Olof Rooth, 2007. "The Income Gap Between Natives and Second Generation Immigrants in Sweden: Is Skill the Explanation?," RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series 0706, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
- Dustmann, Christian & Glitz, Albrecht, 2011.
"Migration and Education,"
Handbook of the Economics of Education, in: Erik Hanushek & Stephen Machin & Ludger Woessmann (ed.), Handbook of the Economics of Education, edition 1, volume 4, chapter 0, pages 327-439,
Elsevier.
- Christian Dustmann & Albrecht Glitz, 2011. "Migration and Education," Norface Discussion Paper Series 2011011, Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London.
- Christian Dustmann & Albrecht Glitz, 2011. "Migration and Education," RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series 1105, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
- Celeste K. Carruthers & Marianne H. Wanamaker, 2017.
"Separate and Unequal in the Labor Market: Human Capital and the Jim Crow Wage Gap,"
Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 35(3), pages 655-696.
- Celeste K. Carruthers & Marianne H. Wanamaker, 2015. "Separate and Unequal in the Labor Market: Human Capital and the Jim Crow Wage Gap," Working Papers 2015-01, University of Tennessee, Department of Economics.
- Celeste K. Carruthers & Marianne H. Wanamaker, 2016. "Separate and Unequal in the Labor Market: Human Capital and the Jim Crow Wage Gap," NBER Working Papers 21947, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Gabin Langevin & David Masclet & Fabien Moizeau & Emmanuel Peterle, 2017.
"Ethnic gaps in educational attainment and labor-market outcomes: evidence from France,"
Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(1), pages 84-111, January.
- Gabin Langevin & David Masclet & Fabien Moizeau & Emmanuel Peterle, 2016. "Ethnic gaps in educational attainment and labor-market outcomes : evidence from France," Post-Print halshs-01525385, HAL.
- Gabin Langevin & David Masclet & Fabien Moizeau & Emmanuel Peterle, 2017. "Ethnic Gaps in Educational Attainment and Labor-Market Outcomes: Evidence from France," TEPP Working Paper 2017-07, TEPP.
- Sweetman, A. & van Ours, J.C., 2014.
"Immigration : What About the Children and Grandchildren?,"
Discussion Paper
2014-009, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
- Sweetman, A. & van Ours, J.C., 2014. "Immigration : What About the Children and Grandchildren?," Other publications TiSEM cc9b5625-5c92-41b6-a1a4-f, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
- Sweetman, Arthur & van Ours, Jan C., 2014. "Immigration: What about the Children and Grandchildren?," IZA Discussion Papers 7919, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Gabin Langevin & David Masclet & Fabien Moizeau & Emmanuel Peterle, 2017.
"Ethnic gaps in educational attainment and labor-market outcomes: evidence from France,"
Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(1), pages 84-111, January.
- Gabin Langevin & David Masclet & Fabien Moizeau & Emmanuel Péterlé, 2016. "Ethnic gaps in educational attainment and labor-market outcomes : evidence from France," Post-Print halshs-01878878, HAL.
- Gabin Langevin & David Masclet & Fabien Moizeau & Emmanuel Péterlé, 2018. "Ethnic gaps in educational attainment and labor-market outcomes : evidence from France," Working Papers halshs-01878878, HAL.
- Gabin Langevin & David Masclet & Fabien Moizeau & Emmanuel Peterle, 2017. "Ethnic Gaps in Educational Attainment and Labor-Market Outcomes: Evidence from France," TEPP Working Paper 2017-07, TEPP.
- Gabin Langevin & David Masclet & Fabien Moizeau & Emmanuel Peterle, 2017. "Ethnic gaps in educational attainment and labor-market outcomes: evidence from France," Post-Print halshs-01525385, HAL.
- Roland G. Fryer, Jr. & Devah Pager & Jörg L. Spenkuch, 2013.
"Racial Disparities in Job Finding and Offered Wages,"
Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 56(3), pages 633-689.
- Fryer, Roland G. & Pager, Devah & Spenkuch, Jörg L., 2011. "Racial Disparities in Job Finding and Offered Wages," MPRA Paper 33607, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Roland G. Fryer, Jr & Devah Pager & Jörg L. Spenkuch, 2011. "Racial Disparities in Job Finding and Offered Wages," NBER Working Papers 17462, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Christian Dustmann & Nikolaos Theodoropoulos, 2010.
"Ethnic minority immigrants and their children in Britain,"
Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 62(2), pages 209-233, April.
- Christian Dustmann & Nikolaos Theodoropoulos, 2006. "Ethnic Minority Immigrants and their Children in Britain," RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series 0610, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
- Christian Dustmann & Nikolaos Theodoropoulos, 2008. "Ethnic minority immigrants and their children in Britain," University of Cyprus Working Papers in Economics 7-2008, University of Cyprus Department of Economics.
- Martin Nordin & Dan-Olof Rooth, 2014.
"Increasing Returns to Schooling by Ability? A Comparison between the USA and Sweden,"
Manchester School, University of Manchester, vol. 82, pages 1-20, December.
- Nordin, Martin & Rooth , Dan-Olof, 2011. "Increasing Returns to Schooling by Ability? A Comparison Between the US and Sweden," Working Papers 2011:17, Lund University, Department of Economics.
- John J. Donohue III, 2005. "The Law and Economics of Antidiscrimination Law," NBER Working Papers 11631, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Hammarstedt, Mats, 2007. "Intergenerational mobility among three generations of immigrants in Sweden," CAFO Working Papers 2007:4, Linnaeus University, Centre for Labour Market Policy Research (CAFO), School of Business and Economics.
- Javier Cano-Urbina & Patrick L. Mason, 2016. "Acculturation and the labor market in Mexico," IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 5(1), pages 1-29, December.
- Bhashkar Mazumder, 2014.
"Black–White Differences in Intergenerational Economic Mobility in the U.S,"
Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Q I.
- Bhashkar Mazumder, 2011. "Black-White Differences in Intergenerational Economic Mobility in the U.S," Working Papers 11-40, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.
- Bhashkar Mazumder, 2011. "Black-white differences in intergenerational economic mobility in the US," Working Paper Series WP-2011-10, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
- Bond, Timothy N. & Lehmann, Jee-Yeon K., 2018.
"Prejudice and racial matches in employment,"
Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 271-293.
- Bond, Timothy N. & Lehmann, Jee-Yeon K., 2015. "Prejudice and Racial Matches in Employment," MPRA Paper 67494, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Jean-Baptiste Vilain, 2018. "Three essays in applied economics [Trois essais en économie appliquée]," SciencePo Working papers Main tel-03419493, HAL.
- Kevin Lang & Michael Manove, 2011.
"Education and Labor Market Discrimination,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 101(4), pages 1467-1496, June.
- Kevin Lang & Michael Manove, 2006. "Education and Labor-Market Discrimination," NBER Working Papers 12257, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kevin Lang & Michael Manove, 2006. "Education and Labor-Market Discrimination," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2006-008, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Dickerson, Andy & Ratcliffe, Anita & Rohenkohl, Bertha & Van de Sijpe, Nicolas, 2024.
"Anticipated labour market discrimination and educational achievement,"
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 222(C), pages 375-393.
- Andy Dickerson & Anita Ratcliffe & Bertha Rohenkohl & Nicolas Van de Sijpe, 2022. "Anticipated labour market discrimination and educational achievement," Working Papers 2022017, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics.
- Romain Aeberhardt & Élise Coudin & Roland Rathelot, 2017.
"The heterogeneity of ethnic employment gaps,"
Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 30(1), pages 307-337, January.
- Romain Aeberhardt & Elise Coudin & Roland Rathelot, 2014. "The Heterogeneity of Ethnic Employment Gaps," Working Papers 2014-23, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics.
- Aeberhard, Romain & Coudin, Elise & Rathelot, Roland, 2016. "The heterogeneity of ethnic employment gaps," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 290, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
- Romain Aeberhardt & Elise Coudin & Roland Rathelot, 2016. "The heterogeneity of ethnic employment gaps," RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series 1610, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
- Costas Meghir & Mårten Palme & Emilia Simeonova, 2013.
"Education, Cognition and Health: Evidence from a Social Experiment,"
NBER Working Papers
19002, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Meghir, Costas & Palme, Mårten & Simeonova, Emilia, 2013. "Education, Cognition and Health: Evidence from a Social Experiment," Research Papers in Economics 2013:10, Stockholm University, Department of Economics.
- Cai, Zhengyu & Maguire, Karen & Winters, John V., 2019. "Who benefits from local oil and gas employment? Labor market composition in the oil and gas industry in Texas and the rest of the United States," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 84(C).
Corrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bla:scandj:v:111:y:2009:i:3:p:487-510. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-9442 .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.