TY - RPRT AU - Carneiro, Anabela AU - Fortuna, Natércia AU - Varejão, José TI - Immigrants at New Destinations: How They Fare and Why PY - 2010/Apr/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 4892 UR - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp4892 AB - Using matched employer-employee data, we identify the determinants of immigrants’ earnings in the Portuguese labor market. Results previously reported for countries with a long tradition of hosting migrants are also valid in a new destination country. Two-thirds of the gap is attributable to match-specific and employer characteristics. Occupational downgrading and segregation into low-wage workplaces are two major causes behind the wage gap. KW - matched employer-employee data KW - workplace concentration of immigrants KW - immigrants' earnings ER -