Diversity and 'economic assimilation' of immigrant workers: evidence from cities in the USA
dc.contributor.author | Ratna, Nazmun N. | |
dc.contributor.author | MacDonald, Ian A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-10-31T01:35:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.description.abstract | We examine if barriers to communication, created through differences in language, culture, religion or race, retard economic assimilation of immigrants workers in American metropolitan areas. Employing a panel dataset for three census years: 1980, 1990 and 2000; we estimate the impact of diversity on labour productivity (measured as average wage). Our findings indicate: one, racial diversity reduces labour productivity; two, linguistic diversity and cultural diversity enhance labour productivity, but barriers to communication mitigate the positive effects of linguistic diversity. We also discuss preliminary results of the investigation on the impact of diversity on wage gaps between immigrant and native workers. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10182/3979 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Lincoln University. Faculty of Commerce. Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance. | |
dc.rights | Copyright © The Authors. | |
dc.source | NZAE & LEANZ Conference | en |
dc.subject | racial diversity | en |
dc.subject | cities | en |
dc.subject | wages | en |
dc.subject | United States | en |
dc.subject | public policy | en |
dc.subject | economic modelling | en |
dc.subject | economic growth | en |
dc.subject | assimilation | en |
dc.subject | settler societies | en |
dc.subject.anzsrc | ANZSRC::1402 Applied Economics | en |
dc.subject.anzsrc | ANZSRC::140202 Economic Development and Growth | en |
dc.title | Diversity and 'economic assimilation' of immigrant workers: evidence from cities in the USA | en |
dc.type | Conference Contribution - unpublished | |
lu.contributor.unit | Lincoln University | |
lu.contributor.unit | Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce | |
lu.contributor.unit | Department of Global Value Chains and Trade | |
lu.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-7565-2834 | |
lu.subtype | Conference Oral Presentation | en |
pubs.finish-date | 2010-07-02 | en |
pubs.notes | Oral presentation delivered at the 51st New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference, held at the University of Auckland Business School on 30 June – 2 July 2010. | en |
pubs.publication-status | Published | en |
pubs.start-date | 2010-06-30 | en |
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