Immigration and the Labor Market: Labor Niches by Gender and Nationality in Spain
No. 54 (2015-10-01)Author(s)
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Leire Aldaz Odriozola
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Begoña Eguía Peña
Abstract
This article analyzes whether greater heterogeneity within the labor force leads to labor inequality from the perspective of position in the labor market. The research was conducted for Spain, given its great demographic diversity today, as a result of the many transformations that have taken place in recent decades. First, various indices are calculated to verify the existence of labor niches based on gender and nationality. A correspondence analysis is also applied to study a possible link between gender and nationality as determining factors of the position of different groups of workers in the labor market. The study confirms said connection and reveals that immigrant workers are employed mainly in the activities-occupations that are most highly characterized by gender. Consequently, any possible competition between immigrant and native workers will be among workers of the same sex. This fact will have to be taken into consideration in studies that analyze the economic impact of immigration on the labor conditions of the native workforce.
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