Labour Market Outcomes for Immigrants in New Zealand

Authors

  • Steven Stillman Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
  • David C. Mare Motu Economic and Public Policy Research

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/lew.v0i0.1626

Abstract

This paper uses data from the 1997-2007 New Zealand Income Survey to examine the labour market performance of immigrants in New Zealand. Specifically, we use a synthetic cohort approach to examine how employment rates and hourly wages for immigrants compare to those for the New Zealand-born. Extending previous work, we examine how outcomes for immigrants change with years spent in New Zealand in a semi-parametric manner that makes no assumptions about how labour market outcomes evolve as more host country experience is acquired. The pattern of entry disadvantage followed by subsequent relative improvement is more pronounced for employment rates than for wage rates.

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Published

2008-11-28

Issue

2008: Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand

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