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Maskileyson, Dina ORCID: 0000-0002-5687-8336, Semyonov, Moshe ORCID: 0000-0001-8794-6322 and Davidov, Eldad ORCID: 0000-0002-3396-969X (2021). Economic integration of first- and second-generation immigrants in the Swiss labour market: Does the reason for immigration make a difference? Popul. Space Place., 27 (6). HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1544-8452

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Abstract

The paper focuses on economic disadvantage (loss) or economic advantage (gain) among first- and second-generation immigrants in Switzerland in comparison to the Swiss majority group. We distinguish between economic and noneconomic (political, family reunion, and educational pursuit) immigrants. Utilising data from the 2007 Swiss Health Survey, we found that economic immigrant males are able to attain higher income than the comparable majority group already in the first generation, whereas female economic immigrants manage to do so only in the second generation. Educational male immigrants are doing almost as well in Switzerland as male economic immigrants. In the second generation, female noneconomic immigrants are economically better integrated than their male counterparts when compared to a similar Swiss majority group. Female immigrants are able to close the pay gap with the Swiss majority group. The meaning and implications of the findings are discussed in light of immigration theory in general and the Swiss immigration policy in particular.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Maskileyson, Dina UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-5687-8336 UNSPECIFIED Semyonov, Moshe UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-6322 UNSPECIFIED Davidov, Eldad UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3396-969X UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-580323
DOI:	10.1002/psp.2426
Journal or Publication Title:	Popul. Space Place.
Volume:	27
Number:	6
Date:	2021
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1544-8452
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language OCCUPATIONAL-MOBILITY; REFUGEE GAP; ETHNICITY; EARNINGS; PARTICIPATION; MIGRATION; GENDER; WOMEN; COST; ASSIMILATION Multiple languages Demography; Geography Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/58032