Labor supply of married foreign-born women in credit-constrained households

Kim, Seik; Varanasi, Nalina

doi:10.1016/j.econmod.2019.07.019

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“…The former group tends to behave according to traditional patterns of female participation as described by the FIH. The latter, however, shows work trajectories similar to those of comparable native-born women (Kim and Varanasi, 2010;Blau et al 2003) and link these departures from traditional patterns to higher levels of human capital observed for these immigrant women (Cobb, and Crossley, 2004;Adsera and Ferrer, 2016.a;Derby et al, 2020).…”

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“…In the U.S., a few studies about the skill progression of immigrant women show that they are more likely to work dead-end jobs than are comparable native-born women. Immigrant women who start working in a dead-end job are also more likely to leave the labor force in the medium to long term (Kim and Varanasi, 2010). In Canada, Banerjee and Phan (2015) show significant employment barriers in the short run for highly educated professional women, particularly if they entered as dependent immigrants.…”

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The Work Trajectories of Married Canadian Immigrant Women, 2006–2019

Ferrer

Pan

Schirle

2023

Int. Migration & Integration

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The behaviour of married immigrant women regarding fertility and labour markets is an essential piece to understand the economic and cultural integration of immigrant households. However, the contribution of married immigrant women to the Canadian labour market was -until recently -considered of secondary importance and their labour market choices studied within a framework of temporary attachment to the labor force. Recent research, however, finds that a significant fraction of married immigrant women make labor supply decisions (and face barriers) similar to those of native-born married women. We show that this is the case in Canada as well, by estimating the progress of immigrant women over the 2000s. We use traditional measures of labour market attachment, such as participation, employment and wages, but also novel measures of labour market dynamics, such as transitions across labour market states. Differences in transition rates can reveal higher fragility of work for immigrant women, or reveal the extent to which immigrant women respond to family income shocks -the added worker effect. Results show that immigrant women are less likely to transition into employment -more likely to transition out of employment to either unemployment or inactivity -and more likely to respond to income shocks than the Canadian born. There is evidence of a gradual convergence with years spent in Canada to the outcomes of the Canadian born, which is much slower for immigrant women than immigrant men.

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The Work Trajectories of Married Canadian Immigrant Women, 2006–2019

Ferrer

Pan

Schirle

2023

Int. Migration & Integration

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“…Worswick () finds that, in the presence of credit constraints, immigrant wives’ labour supply behaviour is consistent with the FIH if they have recently arrived in the country. Similarly, Kim and Varanasi () find that immigrant women are more likely to cease working in dead end jobs than their native counterparts.…”

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“…Duleep and Dowhan () and Blau et al () find weaker support for the FIH for more recent cohorts of immigrants in the United States. Worswick () and Kim and Varanasi () find some support for the FIH under more limited conditions. Worswick () finds that, in the presence of credit constraints, immigrant wives’ labour supply behaviour is consistent with the FIH if they have recently arrived in the country.…”

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Labour Market and Human Capital Behaviour of Immigrant Couples: Evidence from Australia

Derby

Islam

Smyth

2019

International Migration

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We examine the labour market and human capital investment behaviour of immigrant couples in Australia. The family investment hypothesis (FIH) states that immigrant husbands, whom the FIH assumes to be the primary earners in the family, will invest more in their human capital than immigrant wives, whom the FIH assumes to be secondary earners. Using longitudinal data from Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) for the period 2001 to 2014, we do not find support for the FIH. Instead, we find that foreign‐born husbands and wives share similar labour market assimilation patterns with respect to hours of work and wages. Our estimates suggest that immigrant wives' labour market behaviour can be better explained by their own long‐term career progression and labour market assimilation, than through supporting their husbands' labour market assimilation.

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The creditworthiness of individuals as a risk factor for the socio-economic security of the region

2020

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The growth of the debt burden of the population of the regions of Russia due to the growth of unsecured consumer loans is contrary to plans to ensure economic development. It is necessary to eliminate the threat of excessive lending as a risk factor for the security of households and the economy as a whole. The purpose of the study is to analyze the state of lending and the level of creditworthiness of the population as a risk factor for the socio-economic security of the region and develop initiatives to reduce the negative impact of this factor on the economy of the region. The following research methods are used: bibliographic method, statistical and economic-mathematical research methods. During the study, the following results were achieved: a) an analysis of the volumes and risks of lending to individuals is presented; b) the analysis of the creditworthiness of the population in the regions is presented (on the example of the Volga Federal District); c) initiatives were proposed to reduce the impact of debt on the living standards of the population and the economy of the regions of the Volga Federal District.

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Labor supply of married foreign-born women in credit-constrained households

Cited by 3 publications

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The Work Trajectories of Married Canadian Immigrant Women, 2006–2019

The Work Trajectories of Married Canadian Immigrant Women, 2006–2019

Labour Market and Human Capital Behaviour of Immigrant Couples: Evidence from Australia

The creditworthiness of individuals as a risk factor for the socio-economic security of the region

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