Ethnic competition and specialization

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

Are ethnic specialization and thus a downward sloping labor demand curve fundamental features of labor market competition between ethnic groups? In a general equilibrium model, this chapter argues that spillover effects in skill acquisition and social distances between ethnic groups engender equilibrium regimes of skill acquisition that differ in their implications for ethnic specialization. Specifically, fundamental relationships through which relative group sizes determine whether ethnic specialization arises and in what degree are established. Thus, this chapter theoretically justifies a downward sloping labor demand curve and explains why some ethnic groups earn more than others, ethnic minorities underperforming or outperforming majorities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMigration and Culture
PublisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Pages205-229
Number of pages25
ISBN (Print)9780857241535
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

Publication series

NameFrontiers of Economics and Globalization
Volume8
ISSN (Print)1574-8715

Keywords

  • Ethnic group
  • Ethnic specialization
  • Human capital
  • Labor market
  • Spillover effects

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