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The Importance of the Hospitality Sector in Integrating Foreign-Born Individuals in Sweden

In: Regional Science Perspectives on Tourism and Hospitality

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  • Mikaela Backman

    (Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School)

  • Johan Klaesson

    (Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE), Jönköping International Business School)

Abstract

The increased flow of individuals across national borders has led to a more diverse set of inhabitants in a region and a larger share of individuals with a foreign background in the labor force. Sweden is no exception, as it hosts a large share of foreign-born individuals due to its long history of both labor market-driven and forced migration. Integration into the labor market is vitally important for individuals with a foreign background, and the hospitality sector plays an important role since it employs a large share of employees with foreign backgrounds. By using this as a starting point, we explore the probability of becoming employed (out of opportunity or by necessity) within the hospitality sector for an individual with a foreign background. The results show that individuals with foreign backgrounds are more likely to be employed, both out of opportunity and by necessity, in the hospitality sector.

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  • Mikaela Backman & Johan Klaesson, 2021. "The Importance of the Hospitality Sector in Integrating Foreign-Born Individuals in Sweden," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Mauro Ferrante & Oliver Fritz & Özge Öner (ed.), Regional Science Perspectives on Tourism and Hospitality, edition 1, pages 79-100, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-030-61274-0_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-61274-0_5
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    Cited by:

    1. Ladkin, Adele & Mooney, Shelagh & Solnet, David & Baum, Tom & Robinson, Richard & Yan, Hongmin, 2023. "A review of research into tourism work and employment: Launching the Annals of Tourism Research curated collection on tourism work and employment," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 100(C).
    2. Lugosi, Peter & Ndiuini, Ann, 2022. "Migrant mobility and value creation in hospitality labour," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).

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