Out-migration of immigrants: Implications for assimilation analysis

Arbeitspapier

The labor market behavior of immigrants is studied in relation to the propensity to outmigrate. Utilizing a large micro dataset for individuals in Norway, which enables identification of out-migrants, I find in line with other studies that attachment to the labor market influences positively on the propensity to stay in the host country. Among the individuals in the labor force I find that out-migrants originally from Non-OECD countries are negatively selected in terms of labor market earnings, from the pool of Non-OECD immigrants. Among immigrants from OECD countries a more mixed picture arises, with the out-migrants drawn from both extremes of the earnings distribution. Further, I find some indications that immigrants in the upper part of the earnings distribution for OECD immigrants are highly mobile and consequently stay only a very short time in the host country.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Memorandum ; No. 2001,4

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Ausländische Arbeitskräfte ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Norwegen

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Longva, Pål
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Oslo, Department of Economics
• (where): Oslo
• (when): 2001

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/63116
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET