Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/110150 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 8932
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Contemporary cities are becoming more and more diverse in population as a result of immigration. Research also shows that within cities residential neighborhoods are becoming ethnically more diverse, but that residential segregation has remained persistently high. High levels of segregation are often seen as negative, preventing integration of immigrants in their host society and having a negative impact on people's lives. Segregation research often focuses on residential neighborhoods, but ignores the fact that a lot of interaction also takes place in other spheres of life, such as the workplace. This paper examines the role of residential segregation in workplace segregation among recently arrived immigrants. By using unique longitudinal register data from Sweden, we show that the role of residential segregation in workplace segregation differs in an important way for immigrant men and immigrant women.
Subjects: 
immigrants
residential segregation
workplace segregation
longitudinal analysis
Sweden
JEL: 
J15
J61
R23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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