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Private vs. Public Sector : Discrimination against Second-Generation Immigrants in France

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Clémence Berson () (Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne)
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The assimilation of immigrants and their children is a burning issue in France. Governments build a large part of their policies on the labor market. The public sector is reputed to integrate minorities better because of its entrance exams and pay-scales. In this paper, a comparison of the public and private sectors shows that second-generation immigrants are not treated equally. Those of African descent are discriminated against in both sectors even though selection issues are controlled for, whereas the wages of those of South European origin are similar to those of the French.

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Paper provided by Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne in its series Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne with number 09059.

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Length: 31 pages
Date of creation: Sep 2009
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Handle: RePEc:mse:cesdoc:09059

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Keywords: Discrimination; wage gap; public and private sectors; France.;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
C35 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models
J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
J45 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Public Sector Labor Markets
J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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