Settlement and labour force outcomes for Afghan immigrants and their children in Canada
Authors: Ravi Pendakur
Overview
Abstract (English)
Past research suggests that Afghan immigrants and their children face challenges in settlement, stemming from the impact of displacement, language barriers, poor health, limited education, limited knowledge of or access to services, and discrimination. Using data from Canada’s 2011 National Household Survey and 2009 Longitudinal Immigration Database, this paper adds to these findings, pointing to poor labour force outcomes for most Afghan immigrants as compared to other immigrants. Home ownership probabilities are found to be concomitantly poor. Sons of Afghan immigrants fare better than their fathers, but no better than other immigrant men. However, the daughters of Afghan immigrants fare much better both in terms of employment probabilities and earnings as compared to other immigrant women.
Abstract (French)
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Details
Type | Working paper (online) |
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Author | Ravi Pendakur |
Publication Year | 2017 |
Title | Settlement and labour force outcomes for Afghan immigrants and their children in Canada |
Series | WIDER Working Papers Number |
Number | 2017/189 |
Institution | World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) |
Publication Language | English |
- Ravi Pendakur
- Working paper (online)
- Settlement and labour force outcomes for Afghan immigrants and their children in Canada
- Ravi Pendakur
- WIDER Working Papers Number
- 2017
- 2017/189