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Migrant Worker Discrimination

Migrant Worker Discrimination is a form of labor market inequality characterized by the differential treatment of workers based on their migrant status, manifesting in restricted access to employment opportunities, wage disparities, substandard working conditions, and exclusion from social protections compared to native-born workers in similar roles.

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Publications

385

Why Do Skilled Immigrants Struggle in the Labor Market? A Field Experiment with Thirteen Thousand Resumes

Philip Oreopoulos · American Economic Journal Economic Policy · 2011 · 638 citations

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How the other half works: immigration and the social organization of labor

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 523 citations

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Racism and Migrant Labour

E. M. McLeay, Robert Miles · Journal of Policy Analysis and Management · 1984 · 394 citations · Full text

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The rhetoric of the `good worker' versus the realities of employers' use and the experiences of migrant workers

Robert MacKenzie, Chris Forde · Work Employment and Society · 2009 · 338 citations

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Undocumented workers in the labor market: An analysis of the earnings of legal and illegal Mexican immigrants in the United States

Francisco L. Rivera‐Batiz · Journal of Population Economics · 1999 · 305 citations

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Authors

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  1. ZC
    Zhiming Cheng

    Macquarie University, Australia

    4 publications · 213 citations

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  2. DA
    Daniel Auer

    WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany

    4 publications · 122 citations

    4

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  3. FG
    Fei Guo

    Macquarie University, Australia

    3 publications · 201 citations

    3

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  4. AR
    Alison Reid

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    3 publications · 110 citations

    3

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  5. FF
    Flavia Fossati

    University of Lausanne, Switzerland

    3 publications · 99 citations

    3

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Institutions

353

  1. IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

    Bonn, Germany

    14 h-index

    17 publications

    714 citations

  2. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    826 citations

  3. University of Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    715 citations

  4. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    409 citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    5 publications

    499 citations

  6. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    266 citations

  7. Curtin University

    Perth, Australia

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    470 citations

  8. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    258 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 15 publications · 356 citations

    14

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  2. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

    JEMS · 13 publications · 1.1K citations

    13

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  3. Ethnic and Racial Studies

    11 publications · 589 citations

    11

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  4. International Migration

    7 publications · 184 citations

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  5. Industrial and Labor Relations Review

    7 publications · 270 citations

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