Understanding the native–immigrant wage gap using matched employer-employee data - Evidence from Germany
2014
67
4
Oct.
1166-1202
discrimination ; migrant worker ; racial discrimination ; statistics ; wage differential
Wages and wage payment systems
http://ilr.sagepub.com/content/67/4.toc
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"In this article, the author proposes a new method for measuring wage discrimination that builds on the methodology first developed by Hellerstein and Neumark (1999). The author's method has three main advantages: It is robust to labor market segregation, it does not impose linearity on the wage-setting equation, and it is not only a test for discrimination but also produces a measure of discrimination. Using matched employer-employee data from Germany, the author finds that immigrants are being discriminated against. They receive wages that are 13% lower than native workers in the same firm. "
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