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- Åslund, Olof, 1972-, et al.
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Do When and Where Matter? : Initial Labor Market Conditions and Immigrant Earnings
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In: Economic Journal. - : Wiley Blackwell. - 0013-0133 .- 1468-0297. ; 117:518, s. 422-448
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article investigates the long-term effects on immigrant earnings and employment of labour market conditions encountered upon arrival. We find that early earnings assimilation depends crucially on a favourable national labour market. Exposure to high local unemployment rates also affects individuals for at least ten years. To handle the issue of selective migration, we compare refugees entering Sweden during a severe and unexpected recession to refugees arriving during a preceding economic boom. The analysis of effects at the local level exploits a governmental refugee settlement policy to get exogenous variation in local labour market conditions.
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Shifts in attitudes and labor market discrimination: Swedish experiences after 9-11
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In: Journal of Population Economics. - : Springer-Verlag. - 0933-1433 .- 1432-1475. ; 18:4, s. 603-629
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We present longitudinal survey data suggesting that the terrorist attacks in the USA on September 11, 2001, changed attitudes toward certain minorities in Sweden. This finding is consistent with results in previous studies. To investigate whether this change in attitudes also affected the labor market situation of these minorities, we study unemployment exit around 9-11 using detailed data on the entire Swedish working-age population. Contrary to what may be expected from many theories of labor market discrimination, the time pattern of exits and entries for different ethnic groups, as well as difference-in-differences analyses, shows no sign of increased discrimination toward these minorities. A possible explanation for this result is that employers act rationally in their hiring decisions and do not respond to changes in attitudes toward immigrants as a group.
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