Regional ethnic diversity and the employment prospects of immigrants. Issue 2 (1st February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Horvath, Thomas; Huber, Peter
• Is Part Of: Regional studies. Volume 53:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 272
• Page End: 282
• Publication Date: 2019-02-01
• Subjects: immigrants -- integration -- diversity; J71 -- R23; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 307.14
• DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2018.1462479
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-3404

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper develops a model based on statistical discrimination theories which predicts that higher educated immigrants have better and less educated immigrants have worse employment prospects in ethnically more diverse regions. Evidence consistent with this hypothesis is found in an empirical analysis. These results, however, also show that even the least educated recent immigrants have higher employment probabilities in ethnically more diverse regions. This suggests that the positive effects of ethnic diversity on overall labour demand compensate for any negative effects on less educated recent immigrants.