dc.contributor.author | Furtado, Delia | en |
dc.contributor.author | Theodoropoulos, Nikolaos | en |
dc.creator | Furtado, Delia | en |
dc.creator | Theodoropoulos, Nikolaos | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-03T05:22:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-05-03T05:22:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/47340 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to test whether marriage to a native affects the probability that an immigrant will be employed. Design/methodology/approach: Utilizing 2000 US Census data, first the effect of cross-nativity marriages on employment is examined using an ordinary least squares model. To deal with endogeneity concerns, a two-stage least squares model instrument for marriage to a native using local marriage market conditions is then estimated. Findings: Results from an ordinary least squares model controlling for the usual measures of human capital and immigrant assimilation suggest that marriage to a native increases an immigrant's employment probability by approximately four percentage points. When taking into account the endogeneity of the intermarriage decision, marriage to a native increases the probability of employment by about 11 percentage points. Research limitations/implications: Although various mechanisms are discussed through which marriage to a native can increase employment probabilities of immigrants, the authors do not disentangle these mechanisms. This is an area ripe for future research. Originality/value: It is shown that, from a theoretical perspective, marriage to a native has an ambiguous effect on immigrant employment rates. The empirical answer to this question provides insights into the assimilation process, which may prove useful in designing optimal immigration policies. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.source | International Journal of Manpower | en |
dc.subject | Employment | en |
dc.subject | Immigration | en |
dc.subject | Mixed marriages | en |
dc.subject | Probability theory | en |
dc.title | Part 3: Interethnic marriages and economic performance: I'll marry you if you get me a job: Marital assimilation and immigrant employment rates | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/01437720910948438 | |
dc.description.volume | 30 | |
dc.description.startingpage | 116 | |
dc.description.endingpage | 126 | |
dc.author.faculty | Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / Faculty of Economics and Management | |
dc.author.department | Τμήμα Οικονομικών / Department of Economics | |
dc.type.uhtype | Article | en |
dc.contributor.orcid | Theodoropoulos, Nikolaos [0000-0002-0415-6534] | |
dc.description.totalnumpages | 116-126 | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0002-0415-6534 | |