Explained and unexplained wage gaps across the main ethno-religious groups in Great Britain

Longhi, Simonetta, Nicoletti, Cheti and Platt, Lucinda ORCID: 0000-0002-8251-6400 (2013) Explained and unexplained wage gaps across the main ethno-religious groups in Great Britain. Oxford Economic Papers, 65 (2). pp. 471-493. ISSN 0030-7653

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Abstract

We analyse the difference in average wages (the so called ‘wage gap’) of selected ethno-religious groups in Great Britain at the mean and over the wage distribution with the aim of explaining why such wage gaps differ across minority groups. We distinguish minorities not only by their ethno-religious background, but also by country (UK or abroad) in which people grew up and acquired their qualifications. We find that within all minority ethno-religious groups the second generation achieves higher wages than the first generation, but the amount that is explained by characteristics does not necessarily increase with generation.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/oep/abo...
Additional Information:	© 2012 Oxford University Press
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
JEL classification:	C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Econometric Methods: Single Equation Models; Single Variables > C21 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc. J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J7 - Labor Discrimination > J71 - Discrimination
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2014 11:06
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 06:07
Projects:	RES-518-28-001, 234845-TRANSID
Funders:	Economic and Social Research Council, European Commission Marie Curie Fellowship
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/55447

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