Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP2132
Authors: Pieter Bevelander; Helena Skyt Nielsen
Abstract: Weak labour market attachment is a primary reason for unsuccessful integration of immigrants. Therefore, it is interesting to know what affects the probability that immigrants become employed, and hence gain stronger labour market attachment. We study what determines the probability of being employed in Sweden in 1970 and 1990. And, in a decomposition analysis, we investigate whether the decline in employment probability for immigrants over time is due to observed or unobserved differences between the Swedes and the immigrants.
Keywords: employment; assimilation; discrimination; qualifications
JEL Codes: J22; J23; N30
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| weak labor market attachment (J29) | unsuccessful integration of immigrants (J69) |
| education (I29) | employment probability (J68) |
| previous labor market experience (J29) | employment probability (J68) |
| civil status (J12) | employment probability (J68) |
| presence of children (J13) | employment probability (J68) |
| discrimination (J71) | unexplained gap in employment probability (J68) |
| changes in informal skills demand (J24) | unexplained gap in employment probability (J68) |
| shifts in preferences for work (J29) | unexplained gap in employment probability (J68) |
| structural changes in the economy (L16) | importance of Sweden-specific qualifications (J24) |
| importance of Sweden-specific qualifications (J24) | employment rates of immigrants (J68) |
| unexplained difference in employment rates (J79) | barriers not solely related to qualifications (I24) |