Labour market outcomes in the Roma population of Spain

Aisa, Rosa and Larramona, Gemma (2014): Labour market outcomes in the Roma population of Spain.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to identify the drivers of labor market outcomes for the Spanish Roma population. Our analysis reveals that discrimination and education have an influence on the labor market outcomes of this ethnic group, and social networks also play a key role, via ethnic and cross-ethnic social contacts and family background. Discrimination and family background have a significant effect on unemployment rates of this population, while education and ethnic social contacts have an important influence on the levels of self-employment.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Spanish Roma population, labor market, discrimination, social networks
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants ; Non-labor Discrimination; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J24 - Human Capital ; Skills ; Occupational Choice ; Labor Productivity; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J7 - Labor Discrimination > J71 - Discrimination

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