11. Visible Minority Income Differences

Basavarajappa, K.G.; Jones, Frank; Driedger, Leo; Halli, Shiva S.

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“…The direct effect can be explained by the fact that despite higher educational attainment, immigrant women have lower occupational status which eventually leads to lower income attainment compared to the Canadian-born counterparts. These assumptions are consistent with previous research conducted by Janitzen (2008), Walters et al (2007), Li and Dong (2007), Hou and Balakrishnan (1996) and Basavarajappa and Jones (1999).…”

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“…Hou and Balakrishnan (1996) attributed the lower socioeconomic attainment in terms of education, occupation and income of visible minority immigrants to the large proportion of new immigrants, difficulties with official languages, racial discrimination, and occupational structures. Moreover, Basavarajappa and Jones (1999) found that male and female immigrants had income disadvantages of 30 and 8 per cent, respectively, over their Canadian born counterparts (Basavarajappa and Jones, 1999).…”

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Income Attainment of Immigrant Women in Canada: Does Region of Birth Matter?

Islam

2022

Khulna Univ. Stud.

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Using data from the 2001 Census of Canada, this study compares earnings of 30-year-old immigrant women and their Canadian born counterparts. The central question is whether region of birth has any impact on the earnings of immigrant women in Canada. Multiple regression analysis results indicate that region of birth has significant impact on the earnings of immigrant women in Canada. More specifically, immigrant women who were born in Asia, Africa and other non English speaking regions were clearly disadvantaged in terms of income attainment compared to Canadian born women. Overall, this study provides a strong evidence of “origin effect” for immigrant women in their country of destination.

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Income Attainment of Immigrant Women in Canada: Does Region of Birth Matter?

Islam

2022

Khulna Univ. Stud.

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“…Research conducted in Australia found that immigrants of Mediterranean origin perform less well in the labor market than other groups (Kelley and McAllister 1984). Similar country studies, reporting differences among origin groups, have appeared in Belgium (Lesthaeghe 2000), Canada (Basavarajappa and Jones 1999), France (Tribalat 1995), Germany (Kalter and Granato 2002), Israel (Raijman and Semyonov 1995), and the United Kingdom (Bell 1997).…”

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The Economic Incorporation of Immigrants in 18 Western Societies: Origin, Destination, and Community Effects

2004

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This article examines differences in labor market participation and unemployment between immigrant groups in different countries. The authors argue that two macro designs must be combined to provide a more comprehensive perspective on the economic integration of immigrant groups. Instead of reliance on observations of multiple-origin groups in a single destination or a single-origin group in multiple destinations, multiple origins in multiple destinations are compared, suggesting that the economic status of immigrants may be affected by the country from which they come (“origin effect”), the country to which they migrate (“destination effect”), and the specific relations between origins and destinations (“community effect”). From the human capital theory, compositional hypotheses are derived, which predict that these macro effects can be attributed to the selection of human capital. From discrimination theories, contextual hypotheses are deduced, which maintain that macro effects can be ascribed to in-group preferences and out-group prejudices. Data on immigrants' labor force activity and employment in 18 Western countries during the period 1980 to 2001 are reported. Using multilevel techniques, the analysis shows that compositional differences associated with political suppression in the countries of origin, relative income inequality, and geographic distance affect the labor force status of immigrants. Contextual effects play a role as well in terms of religious origin, the presence of left wing parties in the government, and the size of the immigrant community.

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“…D'autres vont plus loin et affi rment que les gains des immigrants diffèrent selon l'origine ethnique, le désavantage étant plus marqué selon l'appartenance aux différents groupes de minorités visibles (Preston, Lo et Wang, 2003 ;Renaud, Piché et Godin, 2003 ;Swidinsky et Swidinsky, 2002 ;Thompson, 2000 ;Basavarajappa et Jones, 1999 ;Hum et Simpson, 1999 ;Pendakur et Pendakur, 1998).…”

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Emploi qualifié et sous-qualifié chez les travailleurs immigrants sélectionnés du Québec : cheminements en emploi et effet de la grille de sélection

Bégin

Renaud

2012

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Malgré l’intérêt croissant entourant l’utilisation des compétences des immigrants sur le marché du travail, le sujet demeure peu étudié. Cet article porte justement sur les parcours des travailleurs immigrants sélectionnés du Québec dans des emplois correspondant à leurs compétences. À l’aide de données longitudinales, les transitions d’emploi sont d’abord étudiées. Ensuite, une analyse des trajectoires permet de regrouper en grandes catégories les immigrants présentant un profil similaire. En dernier lieu, des régressions logistiques multinomiales permettent de voir l’effet des critères de sélection sur l’appartenance aux divers profils précédemment identifiés.Despite a growing interest in the utilization of immigrants’ skills in the job market, the subject remains little studied. This article examines the paths of selected immigrant workers in Quebec in jobs corresponding to their competencies. Using longitudinal data, job changes are first examined. A subsequent analysis of the paths then allows to group immigrants with similar profiles into main categories. In conclusion, multinomial logistic regressions allow to see the effect of the selection criteria on the belonging to various profiles previously identified

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11. Visible Minority Income Differences

Cited by 8 publications

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Income Attainment of Immigrant Women in Canada: Does Region of Birth Matter?

Income Attainment of Immigrant Women in Canada: Does Region of Birth Matter?

The Economic Incorporation of Immigrants in 18 Western Societies: Origin, Destination, and Community Effects

Emploi qualifié et sous-qualifié chez les travailleurs immigrants sélectionnés du Québec : cheminements en emploi et effet de la grille de sélection

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