The Immigrant Wage Gap and Assimilation in Australia: Does Unobserved Heterogeneity Matter?

被引：18

作者：

Breunig, Robert ^{[1
]}

Hasan, Syed ^{[1
]}

Salehin, Mosfequs ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Australian Natl Univ, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

来源：

ECONOMIC RECORD | 2013年 / 89卷 / 287期

关键词：

EFFICIENT ESTIMATION; PANEL-DATA; EARNINGS; COHORT; MARKET; ADJUSTMENT; CANADA; POLICY;

D O I：

10.1111/1475-4932.12075

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Immigrants to Australia are selected on observable characteristics. They may also differ from natives on unobservable characteristics such as ambition or motivation. If we account for unobservable differences, we find a wage gap for immigrant men from English-speaking backgrounds, in contrast with previous research which has found no wage gap. Controlling for unobserved heterogeneity also seems important for finding cohort effects. Immigrants that arrived before 1985 faced a larger wage gap compared to native-born Australians than subsequent cohorts. Confirming other research, we find wage gaps for immigrant men and women from non-English-speaking backgrounds (NESBs). Wage assimilation occurs slowly for all groups, but is slowest for those from NESBs.

引用

页码：490 / 507

页数：18

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