Who Is Hurt by Discrimination?

Birthe Larsen; Gisela Waisman

Who Is Hurt by Discrimination?

Birthe Larsen, Gisela Waisman

Department of Economics

Stockholm University

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Abstract

The effects of discrimination of immigrants on the labour market are studied within a search and wage-bargaining setting including a risk of losing skills during the experience of unemployment. The negative effects of discrimination in the form of higher unemployment and lower wages spread to all workers, immigrants and natives, in all sectors of the economy. The effect is stronger for immigrants, but natives suffer as well. An increase in the share of immigrants in the economy exacerbates the problem of discrimination.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Frederiksberg
Publisher	Copenhagen Business School, CBS
Number of pages	34
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2007

Series	Working Paper / Department of Economics. Copenhagen Business School
Number	12-2007

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