Immigrants in risky occupations

Arbeitspapier

This chapter reviews the economics literature on immigrant-native differentials in occupational risk. It begins by briefly explaining the theory of compensating wage differentials. It then provides a more detailed discussion of the empirical evidence on the subject, which reaches several conclusions. First, immigrants are overrepresented in occupations and industries with higher injury and fatality rates. Second, immigrants have higher work-related injury and fatality rates in some advanced economies, but not all. Finally, most, but not all, immigrants appear to earn risk premiums similar to natives for working in risky jobs. The chapter closes with a discussion of areas where additional research is needed.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6693

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination ; Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers ; Labor Standards: Working Conditions
• Subject: immigrants ; risky jobs ; compensating differentials ; Migranten ; Arbeitsbedingungen ; Risiko ; Vergleich ; Bevölkerung ; Lohn

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Orrenius, Pia M. ; Zavodny, Madeline
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2012

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/62503
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET