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Are Ireland’s Immigrants Integrating into its Labour Market?

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Alan Barrett () (Economic and Social Research Institute and IZA)
David Duffy () (Economic and Social Research Institute)

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Ireland has experienced a remarkable change in its migratory patterns in recent years and has moved from experiencing large-scale emigration to receiving significant inflows. In this paper, we use data from a nationally representative sample of immigrants and natives drawn in 2005 to assess the occupational attainment of immigrants in Ireland relative to natives. It is found that immigrants, on average, are less likely to be in high-level occupations controlling for factors such as age and education. When looked at by year of arrival, it appears as if immigrants who arrived more recently have lower occupational attainment relative to earlier arrivals, thereby suggesting a process of integration. However, a closer analysis shows that the observation of better occupational attainment for earlier arrivals can be explained by a change in the national origin mix of Ireland’s immigrants, with immigrants from the New Member States of the European Union having the lowest occupational attainment. Within national groups there is generally no clear evidence of improved occupational attainment over time.

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Keywords: immigrants; labour market integration; Ireland;

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J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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  1. Barrett, Alan & Kelly, Elish, 2008. "Using a Census to Assess the Reliability of a National Household Survey for Migration Research: The Case of Ireland," IZA Discussion Papers 3689, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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  2. Alan Barrett & Eilish Kelly, 2008. "How Reliable is the Quarterly National Household Survey for Migration Research?," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 39(3), pages 191-205. [Downloadable!]
  3. Alan Ahearne & Herbert Brücker & Zsolt Darvas & Jakob von Weizsäcker, 2009. "Cyclical dimensions of labour mobility after EU enlargement," Working Papers 0902, Department of Mathematical Economics and Economic Analysis, Corvinus University of Budapest, revised 25 May 2009. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Barrett, Alan & Rust, Anna, 2009. "Projecting the Future Numbers of Migrant Workers in the Health and Social Care Sectors in Ireland," Papers WP275, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). [Downloadable!]
  5. Barrett, Alan & McGuinness, Seamus & O'Brien, Martin & O'Connell, Philip J., 2009. "Immigrants and Employer-Provided Training," IZA Discussion Papers 4425, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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