Unemployment among immigrants in European labour markets: an analysis of origin and destination effects
This article presents a multilevel analysis of 1363 male and female first- and second-generation immigrants' unemployment rates. In addition to individual characteristics, the effects of macro-characteristics of 13 destination countries in the [European Union] EU and of more than 100 origin countries of the immigrants are analysed. Immigrants are found to be more often unemployed in countries where natives have higher unemployment rates. Immigrants' unemployment rates are lower in countries with a larger segment of low-status jobs, with higher immigration rates and with a higher [gross domesti ... Show more
Authors: Fleischmann, Fenella; Dronkers, Jaap
Published: London, England, Sage Publications, 2010
Resource type: Article
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