Immigration, labor force integration and the pursuit of self-employment.

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  • Author(s): Mata F; Pendakur R
  • Source:
    The International migration review [Int Migr Rev] 1999 Summer; Vol. 33 (2), pp. 378-402.
  • Publication Type:
    Comparative Study; Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Sage Publishing Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0253002 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0197-9183 (Print) Linking ISSN: 01979183 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int Migr Rev
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2017-: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publishing
      Original Publication: New York : published by Wiley for the Center for Migration Studies.
    • Subject Terms:
      Age Factors* ; Cohort Studies* ; Education* ; Emigration and Immigration* ; Employment* ; Ethnicity* ; Men*; Americas ; Canada ; Demography ; Developed Countries ; Economics ; Health Workforce ; North America ; Population ; Population Characteristics ; Population Dynamics ; Research ; Transients and Migrants
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Indexing Agency: IND Local ID #: RH95221. Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 144319. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00288395.
      Keywords: Age Factors--men*; Americas; Canada; Cohort Analysis*; Comparative Studies*; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Education--men*; Employment--men*; Human Resources; Immigrants--men*; Labor Force--men*; Macroeconomic Factors; Men*; Migrants; Migration; Nationality; Native-born--men*; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Research Report*; Studies
      Note: TJ: INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
      Local Abstract: [PIP] A correspondence analysis was used to examine the entire working life cycle of Canadian-born male age-education cohorts and immigrant male age-education cohorts who arrived during 1945-61. Data were drawn from the 1961 and 1971 census databases as well as the 1981 and 1991 public individual files. Findings support the existence of a split labor market based on immigrant status, particularly at the low end of the schooling spectrum. In 1961, immigrants with low levels of schooling were closely associated with the wage construction sector, whereas Canadian-born males below the high school level would most likely gravitate towards consumer services. Meanwhile, immigrants with a high school education were likely to be in consumer services; whereas, Canadian-born males with a high school education were closely aligned with public administration and distributive services. Moreover, immigrants with higher levels of schooling were less likely to work in ethnically dominated markets, while immigrants with low schooling moved into the self-employed construction sector. The existence of a split in the labor market was evident among workers with lower levels of schooling compared with university-educated workers.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20020927 Date Completed: 20000104 Latest Revision: 20211203
    • Publication Date:
      20240627
    • Accession Number:
      12319736