Innvandrerarbeidskraftens innvirkning på produktivitet, lønnsnivå og lønnsomhet

Iversen, Endre Kildal; Aalen, Peter; Jakobsen, Erik W.

doi:10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2017-01-02-04

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“…At the same time, high-income groups are likely benefitting from the presence of immigrants, as cheaper and more flexible labour potentially increase profits and wages (Hoen et al, 2018;Iversen et al, 2017). In future research, more detailed inequality measures, such as P90/P50 and P50/P10, are needed to explore these mechanisms and determine where the effect is strongest.…”

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confidence: 99%

Labour migration and increasing inequality in Norway

Slettebak

2020

Acta Sociologica

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This paper explores the contested relationship between migration and income inequality, using labour migration to Norway as a case. The enlargements of the European Union starting in 2004 were followed by an unprecedented increase in labour migration to Norway. In particular, many rural regions, previously unfamiliar with immigration, have experienced a large influx of labour migrants. In the same period, income inequality has increased. This paper uses register data on the municipality level from 2005–2016 to discuss (a) the direction of the relationship between labour migration and income inequality; (b) the degree to which labour migration affects inequality (in general and within the native population) compared to other immigrant groups; and (c) whether the effects are different in rural and urban municipalities. Findings show that labour migration from the ‘new’ European Union countries is followed by higher income inequality in Norway. No support is found for the reversed causal relationship that increasing inequality causes higher numbers of labour migrants. The effect of labour migration on overall inequality is considerable, but not as strong as the effect of refugees. However, as opposed to refugees, labour migration also affects income inequality within the native population, but this effect is only significant in rural areas.

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confidence: 99%

Labour migration and increasing inequality in Norway

Slettebak

2020

Acta Sociologica

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“…Another important insight from the research literature is that the characteristics of firms and industries influence the impact of ethnic diversity on productivity (Richard et al 2007;Iversen et al 2017). It is especially in competitive industries where innovation and the development of new products are important that ethnic diversity influences firm performance (Andrevski et al 2014).…”

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“…Nevertheless, studies have shown that organizations employ ethnic minorities as a staffing strategy to keep salaries low (Soni-Sinha & Yates 2013;Ortlieb & Sieben 2013). The use of immigrant labor correlates with increased profitability and reduced wage growth in firms (Iversen et al 2017). Even in organizations that promote and value ethnic diversity, minorities work in lower positions and have temporary jobs and lower salaries than the majority (Bendick et al 2010;Romani et al 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Ethnic Diversity and Firm Performance in Norway

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Orupabo³

2023

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Ethnic diversity has received increased research attention in Nordic countries; however, only a fewstudies have looked at it from the perspective of firms. In this study, we analyze whether changesin ethnic diversity among staff and in management affect firm performance. We also test whetherproductivity gains from diversity are due to immigrants being hired in low-paying jobs by analyzinghow the association between diversity and productivity is affected by immigrants’ positions in firms’wage distributions. Our results suggest a positive relationship between changes in ethnic diversitywithin firms and firm productivity. The association strengthens if firms have more diversity in management and immigrants higher up in their wage distribution. This suggests that our results are not driven by firms that hire immigrants in low-paying positions. Possible mechanisms to increase firm productivity through ethnic diversity include wider recruitment and activation of diversified humancapital and more inclusive firm policies.

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“…Liknende er også observert i andre bransjer. En studie fant for eksempel at overnattingsbedrifter brukte innvandrere for å skifte ut «arbeidsstyrken i retning av billigere arbeidskraft» for å oppnå økt lønnsomhet (Iversen, Aalen & Jakobsen, 2017) -men denne studien fant ikke liknende tendenser i serveringsbransjen. En annen studie fant at arbeidsgivere i hoteller og fiskeribedrifter foretrakk enkelte innvandrergrupper framfor norskfødte til bestemte typer jobber i virksomhetene (Friberg & Midtbøen, 2017).…”

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