Ethnic identity and immigrants’ wages in Greece

Computers in Human Behavior

2021

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Using panel data on immigrant populations from European, Asian and African countries the study estimates positive associations between the number of mobile applications in use aiming to facilitate immigrants' societal integration (m-Integration) and increased level of integration (Ethnosizer), good overall health (EQ-VAS) and mental health . It is estimated that the patterns are gender sensitive. In addition, it is found that m-Integration applications in relation to translation and voice assistants, public services, and medical services provide the highest returns on immigrants' level of integration, health/mental health status. For instance, translation and voice assistant applications are associated with a 4% increase in integration and a 0.8% increase in good overall health. Moreover, m-Integration applications aided by artificial intelligence (AI) are associated with increased health/mental health and integration levels among immigrants. We indicate that AI by providing customized search results, peer reviewed e-learning, professional coaching on pronunciation, real-time translations, and virtual communication for finding possible explanations for health conditions might bring better quality services facilitating immigrants' needs. This is the first known study to introduce the term 'm-Integration', quantify associations between applications, health/mental health and integration for immigrants, and assess AI's role in enhancing the aforementioned outcomes.

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confidence: 75%

Mobile applications aiming to facilitate immigrants’ societal integration and overall level of integration, health and mental health. Does artificial intelligence enhance outcomes?

Computers in Human Behavior

2021

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“…Constant et al (2007), Constant and Zimmermann (2008), Constant and Zimmermann (2009c), Casey and Dustmann (2010), and Nekby and Rodin (2010) find evidence of a positive association between employment rates and the host country identity. Whilst, the current Greek patterns become more robust when we consider an additional Greek study (Drydakis, 2011b) that shows that assimilation and integration are positively associated with immigrant wages, while separation and marginalisation are negatively associated with immigrant wages. Hence, there is evidence that assimilation and integration entail employment and wage advantages.…”

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confidence: 92%

The effect of ethnic identity on the employment of immigrants

2012

Rev Econ Household

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“…Importantly, however, Lyberaki and Maroukis (2005) suggest that Albanians are slowly entering the types of employment that were virtually closed to them in the past, and wages, as well as living conditions have tended to steadily increase. Whilst, Drydakis (2012aDrydakis ( , 2012b, for the period 2009-2010, found that assimilated and integrated Albanians gain higher wages and are more employed than separated and marginalized Albanians. Thus, immigrants' poor economic success coming from prejudices against them may lead to their social and economic exclusion, which in turn may lead to social unrest.…”

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confidence: 99%

Estimating ethnic discrimination in the labour market using experimental data

Southeast European and Black Sea Studies

2012

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Using a field experiment for the period 2008-2009, we examine the impact of ethnicity on women's labour market outcomes four years after the national adoption of the European Racial and Employment Equality Directives. The estimations lead to the observation that ethnic women face a lower chance of occupational access than comparable Greek women, while, ethnic women's wage offers are also discriminatory. The estimations suggest that there is segregation and crowding which refers to the fact that ethnic and Greek women face different chances of occupational access based on jobs' status. Whilst, ethnic women's easier access to low-status jobs entails lower wages for them. Interestingly, however, ethnic women gain by providing information about themselves to employers. On average, distastes against ethnic women are discussed and appear to explain the biases found here. The segregation pattern of ethnic women in low-status jobs and employers' statistical motivations are also found to influence their labour performance.