Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-21-2013
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2013.09.014
Abstract
Research on how the residential segregation of immigrant populations has impacted their labor market outcomes presents many challenges because of the fact that immigrants often choose to locate near co-ethnics to share resources and cultural amenities. Because not all immigrants choose to live in these ethnic communities, identification of a causal effect on living in an ethnic community is problematic. The estimation of the effect of living in these ethnic communities is also difficult because it is ambiguous whether such residence will help or harm the labor market outcomes of immigrants. This study implements a number of approaches to help identify a causal effect, including using sample of adults whose residential location is plausibly exogenous with respect to their labor market outcomes and using the current recession as a source of exogenous variation. Results suggest that residence in an ethnic community after the recession increases the likelihood of working, albeit with longer commutes.
Copyright Statement
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Regional Science and Urban Economics. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Regional Science and Urban Economics, (2013). DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2013.09.014
Publication Information
Zhu, Pengyu; Liu, Cathy Yang; and Painter, Gary. (2013). "Does Residence in an Ethnic Community Help Immigrants in a Recession?". Regional Science and Urban Economics, .