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Opportunity Costs: Underemployment and Mental Health Inequities Between Immigrant and Canadian-Born Labour Force Participants: A Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Farah N. Mawani

    (St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
    York University)

  • Patricia O’Campo

    (St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
    University of Toronto)

  • Peter Smith

    (University of Toronto
    Institute for Work and Health)

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To examine the association of underemployment (operationalised as unemployment or overqualification) to fair/poor self-rated mental health (SRMH) in labour force participants, between a. immigrant vs. Canadian-born and b. recent (

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  • Farah N. Mawani & Patricia O’Campo & Peter Smith, 2022. "Opportunity Costs: Underemployment and Mental Health Inequities Between Immigrant and Canadian-Born Labour Force Participants: A Cross-Sectional Study," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 1443-1470, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joimai:v:23:y:2022:i:3:d:10.1007_s12134-021-00896-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s12134-021-00896-0
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