International Migration Review
Volume 28, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 865-882

Are young first and second generation immigrants at a disadvantage in the Australian labor market? (Article)

Maani S.A.
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Abstract

This paper examines the assimilation hypothesis for young adult first- and second-generation immigrants in Australia. Models of the total weeks of unemployment and the number of spells of unemployment are examined as indicators of relative labor market conditions. The study focuses on young first- and second-generation immigrants and utilizes information over four consecutive years of the Australian Longitudinal Survey (ALS) data, a comprehensive data set compiled for 1985-1988. The results consistently indicate that even when controlling for qualifications, both first- and second-generation immigrants are at a disadvantage. The results, however, support the hypothesis of declining disadvantage, as second-generation immigrants and those with more years in Australia had significantly more favorable conditions than recent immigrants both overall and within country of origin groups. -Author

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Studies Research Methodology Origin Youth longitudinal study Australia economics population Migrants demography social change Population Dynamics Longitudinal Studies Family And Household Developed Countries labour market economic conditions family size Family Characteristics Oceania immigrants unemployment duration racial disadvantage sociology Adolescent health care manpower Health Manpower economic performance Acculturation Socioeconomic Factors Pacific islands juvenile socioeconomics cultural factor Inequalities Article migration age developed country Age Factors population and population related phenomena Demographic Factors research Emigration and Immigration Economic Factors Transients and Migrants Population Characteristics Human Resources Macroeconomic Factors employment Labor Force generations immigrant population

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DOI: 10.2307/2547161
ISSN: 01979183
Cited by: 22
Original Language: English