Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/278084 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal for Labour Market Research [ISSN:] 2510-5027 [Volume:] 57 [Issue:] 1 [Article No.:] 13 [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 1-14
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This paper studies whether acculturation by immigrants and other minority groups is associated with economic integration in Canada. We examine immigrants' participation in winter sports, particularly hockey, as a proxy for acculturation given that these sports are popular in Canada but are rarely watched or practiced in the origin countries of many immigrants to Canada. Using the Canadian Community Health Survey, we find that practicing winter sports has a positive effect on the earnings of immigrants and other minority groups. Specifically, practicing winter sports closes the income gap between immigrants and natives. However, the gap does not decrease for visible-minority immigrants, suggesting that acculturation might not be sufficient to combat racial biases.
Subjects: 
Immigrant integration
Assimilation
Discrimination
Acculturation
JEL: 
J15
J71
J31
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Document Type: 
Article

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