Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/228458 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 749
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
This paper explores the relationship between social identity and labor market outcomes of immigrants. Using survey data from Italy, we provide robust evidence that immigrants with stronger feelings of belonging to the societies of both the host and home country have higher employment rates, while those who exclusively identify with the host country culture do not have a net occupational advantage. Analysis of the potential mechanisms suggests that, although simultaneous identification with host and home country groups can be costly, the positive effect of multiple social identities is especially triggered by the enlarged information transmission and in-group favoritism that identification with, and membership of, extended communities ensure.
Subjects: 
Migration
Integration
Ethnic identity
Acculturation
Culture
Labor market
JEL: 
F22
J15
J61
Z1
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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