Social Policy and Immigrant Joblessness in Britain, Germany and Sweden

Autor/in	Kesler, Christel
Titel	Social Policy and Immigrant Joblessness in Britain, Germany and Sweden
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 85 (2006) 2, S.743-770 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Females; Labor Market; Immigration; Human Capital; Immigrants; Unemployment; Public Policy; Germany; Sweden; United Kingdom (Great Britain) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Humankapital; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Arbeitslosigkeit; Öffentliche Ordnung; Deutschland; Schweden
Abstract	I examine patterns of joblessness among immigrant men and women from 33 countries of origin now living in Britain, Germany and Sweden. Access to welfare, access to the labor market, job segregation and institutional support for women's employment define distinct policy configurations in these three destinations. Findings show that gaps in joblessness between immigrants and the native-born are larger in Sweden than in Britain and Germany, net of human capital, sociodemographic characteristics and sending country. However, long-settled immigrants have more similar outcomes across the three countries than recent newcomers. Also, immigrant women in Sweden work at higher absolute rates than immigrant women elsewhere. This suggests that gendered employment policies in destination countries are a crucial dimension of immigrant economic incorporation. Ultimately, such policies also shape the fiscal impact of immigration. (Contains 4 tables, 1 figure, and 14 notes.) (Author).
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