TY - JOUR
T1 - Do migrants get good jobs in Australia? : the role of ethnic networks in job search
AU - Mahuteau, Stéphane
AU - Junankar, P. N. (Raja)
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - We study the role of ethnic networks in migrants' job search and the quality of jobs they find in the first years of settlement. We find that there are initial downward movements along the occupational ladder, followed by improvements. As a result of restrictions in welfare eligibility since 1997, we study whether this increases the probability that new migrants accept 'bad jobs' quickly and then move onto better jobs over time. Holding employability constant, our results support this view. However, accounting for their higher employability, new migrants seem to fare better up to 1.5.years after settlement.
AB - We study the role of ethnic networks in migrants' job search and the quality of jobs they find in the first years of settlement. We find that there are initial downward movements along the occupational ladder, followed by improvements. As a result of restrictions in welfare eligibility since 1997, we study whether this increases the probability that new migrants accept 'bad jobs' quickly and then move onto better jobs over time. Holding employability constant, our results support this view. However, accounting for their higher employability, new migrants seem to fare better up to 1.5.years after settlement.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/555221
U2 - 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2008.00488.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2008.00488.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0013-0249
VL - 84
SP - S115-S130
JO - The Economic Record
JF - The Economic Record
IS - Suppl. 1
ER -
