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Labour segregation and immigrant and native-born wage distributions in Spain: an analysis using matched employer–employee data

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  • Hipólito Simón
  • Esteban Sanromá
  • Raúl Ramos

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  • Hipólito Simón & Esteban Sanromá & Raúl Ramos, 2008. "Labour segregation and immigrant and native-born wage distributions in Spain: an analysis using matched employer–employee data," Spanish Economic Review, Springer;Spanish Economic Association, vol. 10(2), pages 135-168, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:specre:v:10:y:2008:i:2:p:135-168
    DOI: 10.1007/s10108-007-9035-1
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    Keywords

    Wage differentials between native-born and immigrant workers; Labour market segregation; Immigrant workers; J15; J24; J30; J61;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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