A Warm Embrace or the Cold Shoulder: Wage and Employment Outcomes in Ethnic Enclaves

38 Pages Posted: 12 Jun 2008

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Roberto Pedace

Claremont Colleges, Scripps College - Department of Economics

Stephanie Rohn Kumar

University of Southern California

Date Written: April 2008

Abstract

This paper examines how immigrant enclaves influence labor market outcomes. We examine the effect of ethnic concentration on both immigrant earnings and employment in high immigration states using the non-public use, 1-in-6 sample of the 2000 U.S. Census. Although we find that there is some variability in the estimated enclave effects, they exhibit an overall negative impact. Male and female immigrants from several ethnic groups tend to earn lower wages when residing in areas with larger ethnic concentrations. Similarly, for employment, most of the statistically significant effects are negative, although much smaller than the enclave impacts on earnings.

Suggested Citation

Pedace, Roberto and Rohn, Stephanie, A Warm Embrace or the Cold Shoulder: Wage and Employment Outcomes in Ethnic Enclaves (April 2008). US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP-08-09, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1143387 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1143387

Roberto Pedace (Contact Author)

Claremont Colleges, Scripps College - Department of Economics ( email )

Claremont, CA 91711
United States

Stephanie Rohn

University of Southern California ( email )

2250 Alcazar Street
Los Angeles, CA 90089
United States

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