Employment and Education – Occupation Mismatches of Immigrants and their Children in the Netherlands : Comparisons with the native majority group

This study examines the labor market integration of immigrants and their children in the Netherlands focusing on employment and over-and underqualification. Using data from the first wave of the Netherlands Longitudinal Life-Course Study (NELLS), the analysis shows disadvantages in employment probabilities for men and women from different foreign origin groups compared to the Dutch majority even after accounting for differences in human capital. Ethnic differences in employment probabilities are lower, but still visible, when comparing only respondents who obtained post-secondary education in... Mehr ...