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Explaining differences in unemployment benefit takeup between labour migrants and Dutch native workers

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  • Anita Strockmeijer
  • Paul de Beer
  • Jaco Dagevos

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The large increase in Eastern European migrants entering the Dutch labour market has led to concerns about their potential claim on Dutch unemployment benefits. We use a decomposition analysis to investigate differences in uptake of unemployment benefits between migrants and native Dutch employees by analysing register data for all employees in the Netherlands in 2015. The results show that Eastern European migrants, similar to other migrants, receive unemployment benefit more often than native Dutch employees. This difference can be largely ascribed to job characteristics. The inclusion of unemployment risk in the analysis reveals that non‐working migrants are much less likely to receive unemployment benefits than Dutch natives. La forte augmentation du nombre de migrants d'Europe de l'Est entrant sur le marché du travail aux Pays‐Bas a suscité des inquiétudes quant à leur éventuelle demande d'allocations de chômage nationales. Nous nous basons sur une analyse de décomposition pour étudier les différences de recours aux allocations de chômage entre les employés migrants et les employés autochtones en analysant les données des registres pour l’ensemble des employés aux Pays‐Bas en 2015. Les résultats montrent que les migrants d’Europe de l’Est, comme les autres migrants, bénéficient plus souvent d’allocations de chômage que les employés natifs des Pays‐Bas. Cette différence s’explique largement par les caractéristiques propres aux emplois exercés. L'inclusion du facteur de risque de chômage dans l'analyse révèle que les migrants sans emploi sont bien moins susceptibles de se voir octroyer des allocations de chômage que les natifs des Pays‐Bas. El gran aumento del número de migrantes de Europa del Este que se incorporan al mercado de trabajo de los Países Bajos ha generado inquietud sobre su posible solicitud de prestaciones de desempleo al sistema neerlandés. Realizamos un análisis de descomposición para determinar las diferencias en la percepción de prestaciones de desempleo entre los empleados migrantes y los empleados nacionales mediante el examen de los datos de registro del conjunto de empleados de los Países Bajos en 2015. Los resultados muestran que los migrantes de Europa del Este, al igual que otros migrantes, reciben prestaciones de desempleo con mayor frecuencia que los empleados nacionales. Esta diferencia puede atribuirse en gran medida a las características del empleo. La inclusión del riesgo de desempleo en el análisis revela que los inmigrantes que no trabajan tienen muchas menos probabilidades de recibir prestaciones de desempleo que los nacionales. Die starke Zunahme der Zahl osteuropäischer Migranten im niederländischen Arbeitsmarkt führte zu Sorgen über ihre mögliche Inanspruchnahme niederländischer Arbeitslosenleistungen. Wir verwenden eine Dekompositionsanalyse, um die Unterschiede bei der Inanspruchnahme von Arbeitslosenleistungen zwischen Migranten und in den Niederlanden geborenen Arbeitnehmern durch die Analyse von Meldedaten für alle Arbeitnehmer in den Niederlanden im Jahr 2015 zu untersuchen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Migranten aus Osteuropa ähnlich wie andere Migranten häufiger Arbeitslosenleistungen als in den Niederlanden geborene Arbeitnehmer beziehen. Der Unterschied lässt sich weitgehend auf die Stellenmerkmale zurückführen. Die Einbeziehung des Arbeitslosigkeitsrisikos in die Analyse zeigt, dass nichterwerbstätige Migranten mit wesentlich geringerer Wahrscheinlichkeit Arbeitslosenleistungen beziehen als gebürtige Niederländer. Значительный приток мигрантов из Восточной Европы, которые оказались на рынке труда Голландии, заставил задуматься об их возможных заявках на голландское пособие по безработице. Используя декомпозиционный анализ, мы изучили отличия таких обращений со стороны мигрантов и работников‐голландцев, основываясь на данных реестров всех работников в Голландии за 2015 г. Результаты демонстрируют, что мигранты из Восточной Европы, как и другие мигранты, чаще получают пособие по безработице, чем работники‐голландцы. Такая разница во многом объясняется характером работы. Если в анализе учесть риск безработицы, то выясниться, что неработающие мигранты реже, чем голландцы, получают пособие по безработице. 东欧移民大量涌入荷兰的劳动市场已引发人们, 关于对其潜在申领荷兰失业津贴的关注。我们采用分解分析法, 通过分析荷兰2015年所有受雇人士的注册数据, 调查移民和荷兰本地人在领取失业津贴方面的差异。结果显示, 与其他移民相似, 东欧移民比荷兰本地籍雇员更常领取失业津贴。这个差别很大程度上归因于工作特征。将失业风险包括在分析中显示出, 没有工作的移民比荷兰本地人领取失业津贴的机率小很多。 أفضى التزايد الكبير للمهاجرين القادمين من أوروبا الشرقية إلى سوق العمل الهولندية إلى بعث القلق إزاء استحقاقهم المحتمل لمنافع البطالة في هولندا. ونستخدم تحليلاً تفصيلياً بغية التحقيق في الفروق الموجودة في الاستفادة من منافع البطالة بين العمال المهاجرين والعاملين الهولنديين الأصل من خلال تحليل البيانات الموجودة في السجلات الخاصة بجميع العمال في هولندا في عام 2015. وتبين النتائج أن المهاجرين القادمين من أوروبا الشرقية، على غرار المهاجرين الآخرين، يستفيدون من منافع البطالة أكثر من العاملين الهولنديين الأصل. وقد تتجد هذه الفروق تفسيرها بشكل كبير في خصائص العمل. وكشف إدراج مخاطر البطالة في التحليل أن احتمال حصول المهاجرين غير العاملين على منافع البطالة هو أقل بكثير مقارنة بالعاملين الهولنديين الأصل. O expressivo aumento de migrantes do Leste Europeu que entram no mercado de trabalho holandês gerou preocupações sobre o potencial de pedidos de seguro‐desemprego nesse país. Usamos uma análise de decomposição para investigar as diferenças na aceitação do seguro‐desemprego entre migrantes e empregados holandeses nativos, analisando os dados de registro de todos os empregados na Holanda em 2015. Os resultados mostram que os migrantes do Leste Europeu, de maneira similar aos demais migrantes, recebem seguro‐desemprego com mais frequência do que os empregados holandeses nativos. Esta diferença pode ser atribuída, em grande parte, às características do trabalho. A inclusão de risco de desemprego na análise revela que os migrantes que não trabalham são muito menos propensos a receber seguro‐desemprego do que os holandeses nativos.

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  • Anita Strockmeijer & Paul de Beer & Jaco Dagevos, 2020. "Explaining differences in unemployment benefit takeup between labour migrants and Dutch native workers," International Social Security Review, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 73(2), pages 75-99, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:intssr:v:73:y:2020:i:2:p:75-99
    DOI: 10.1111/issr.12235
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