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Social Mobility: Is There an Advantage in Being English in Scotland?

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  • van Ham, Maarten

    (Delft University of Technology)

  • Findlay, Allan M.

    (University of St. Andrews)

  • Manley, David

    (University of Bristol)

  • Feijten, Peteke

    (University of St. Andrews)

Abstract

This paper seeks to unpick the complex effects of migration, country of birth, and place of residence in Scotland on individual success in the labour market. We pay specific attention to the labour force experience of English-born residents in Scotland, whom the cross sectional literature suggests are more likely to achieve high occupational status than the Scottish born residents. Using data from the Scottish Longitudinal Study – linking individual records from the 1991 and 2001 Censuses – and logistic regressions we show that those living in, or moving to Edinburgh, and those born in England and Wales are the most likely to experience upward occupational mobility.

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  • van Ham, Maarten & Findlay, Allan M. & Manley, David & Feijten, Peteke, 2010. "Social Mobility: Is There an Advantage in Being English in Scotland?," IZA Discussion Papers 4797, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp4797
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    Keywords

    Scotland; social mobility; social class; escalator region; longitudinal data;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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