Arbeitspapier
The substitutability of labor of selected ethnic groups in the US labor market
This paper investigates the substitutability of labor of selected ethnic groups in the US labor market. In the generalized Leontief framework, the analysis of US census-based data reveals that labor of non-White ethnic groups is complementary to that of White ethnic group. This finding supports the view that the negative relationship between the relative earnings of an ethnic group and its relative size is a labor market phenomenon. Moreover, it implies that ethnic diversity of labor force has positive effects on aggregate output. While the estimated elasticities of complementarity are relatively small, they are shown to generate significant effects, given the very uneven distribution of ethnic groups across local labor markets, as resulting from long-run migration patterns.
- Language
-
Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
-
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 1945
- Classification
-
Wirtschaft
Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- Subject
-
substitutability
elasticity of substitution
ethnic group
labor market
- Event
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
-
Kahanec, Martin
- Event
-
Veröffentlichung
- (who)
-
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (where)
-
Bonn
- (when)
-
2006
- Handle
- Last update
-
10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET
Data provider
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Kahanec, Martin
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2006
Other Objects (12)
Ethnic Discrimination and the Migration of Skilled Labor
Car ownership and the Labor Market of Ethnic Minorities
Car ownership and the labor market of ethnic minorities
Car ownership and the labor market of ethnic minorities
Ethnic groups in the Republic of Turkey
The intergenerational social mobility of minority ethnic groups
The classification of ethnic groups in ancient China
Ethnic groups in the Republic of Turkey, 1.
The Effects of Local Labor Demand on Individual Labor Market Outcomes for Diffrerent Demographic Groups and the Poor
Evidence of ethnic discrimination in the Swedish labor market using experimental data
Evidence of ethnic discrimination in the Swedish labor market using experimental data
Impact of Ethnic Civil Conflict on Migration of Skilled Labor
Ethnic Discrimination and the Migration of Skilled Labor
Car ownership and the Labor Market of Ethnic Minorities
Car ownership and the labor market of ethnic minorities
Car ownership and the labor market of ethnic minorities
Ethnic groups in the Republic of Turkey
The intergenerational social mobility of minority ethnic groups
The classification of ethnic groups in ancient China
Ethnic groups in the Republic of Turkey, 1.
The Effects of Local Labor Demand on Individual Labor Market Outcomes for Diffrerent Demographic Groups and the Poor
Evidence of ethnic discrimination in the Swedish labor market using experimental data
Evidence of ethnic discrimination in the Swedish labor market using experimental data
Impact of Ethnic Civil Conflict on Migration of Skilled Labor
Ethnic Discrimination and the Migration of Skilled Labor
Car ownership and the Labor Market of Ethnic Minorities
Car ownership and the labor market of ethnic minorities
Car ownership and the labor market of ethnic minorities
Ethnic groups in the Republic of Turkey
The intergenerational social mobility of minority ethnic groups
The classification of ethnic groups in ancient China
Ethnic groups in the Republic of Turkey, 1.
The Effects of Local Labor Demand on Individual Labor Market Outcomes for Diffrerent Demographic Groups and the Poor
Evidence of ethnic discrimination in the Swedish labor market using experimental data
Evidence of ethnic discrimination in the Swedish labor market using experimental data