Wages, Amenities and Negative Attitudes

Gisela Waisman, Birthe Larsen

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Abstract

We exploit the regional variation in negative attitudes towards immigrants to Sweden in order to analyse the consequences of the attitudes on immigrants welfare. We find that attitudes towards immigrants are of importance: they both affect their labour market outcomes and their quality of life. We interpret the negative effect on wages as evidence of labour market discrimination. We estimate the welfare effects of negative attitudes, through their wage and local amenities, for immigrants with different levels of skills, origin, gender and age.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
UdgivelsesstedFrederiksberg
UdgiverCopenhagen Business School, CBS
Antal sider41
StatusUdgivet - 2012
NavnWorking Paper / Department of Economics. Copenhagen Business School
Nummer4-2012

Emneord

  • Attitudes towards Immigration
  • Geographical Mobility
  • Wages
  • Armenities

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