TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Constant, Amelie F.
        TI  - Ethnic Identity and Work
        PY  - 2014/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 8571
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp8571
        AB  - Immigrants do not fare as well as natives in economic terms; even after including many controls, an unexplained part remains. The ethnic identity entered the field of labor and migration economics in an effort to better explain the economic outcomes of immigrants, their behavior and their often perceived as irrational and suboptimal choices. Quantifying ethnic identity is a major issue; even more challenging is to measure its impact on economic outcomes such as the probability to work or the earnings of immigrants. The thin but burgeoning theoretical and empirical literature shows that ethnic identity has a significant impact on the economic behavior of immigrants.
        KW  - marginalization
KW  - integration
KW  - labor markets
KW  - labor force participation
KW  - informal networks
KW  - immigration
KW  - identity
KW  - human capital
KW  - ethnicity
KW  - ethnic identity
KW  - employment
KW  - discrimination
KW  - assimilation
KW  - national identity
KW  - oppositional identity
KW  - separation
KW  - wages
KW  - work
        ER  -