Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/250523 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14862
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The conventional model of immigrant earnings does not account for the correlation of outcomes across immigrant ethnic networks. We apply a spatial autoregressive network approach to account for the spill-over effects of migrant ethnic group economic resources and labour market outcomes. We employ unit-record data across 10 years for New Zealand, a major immigrant receiving country. By applying generalised method of moment (GMM) estimation, we address endogeneity of the spatial network variable. Results confirm strong positive associations of earnings with both ethnic concentration and networks of resources. The analytically enhanced approach provides opportunities for new research on the determinants of immigrant earnings.
Subjects: 
earnings
ethnic network
immigrant
spatial autoregressive model
GMM estimation
JEL: 
J30
J31
Z13
Z18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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