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Income and employment for immigrants and immigrant-dense neighbourhoods in Sweden 1998-2022

Nordin, Martin LU and Bergh, Andreas LU (2025) In Lund Papers in Economic Demography
Abstract
This paper examines income and employment outcomes for immigrants in Sweden’s
most immigrant-dense neighbourhoods between 1998 and 2022. While relative
employment among immigrants has improved, relative incomes in these
neighbourhoods have stagnated or declined. The most plausible explanation for the
persisting income gap and the shrinking employment gap between immigrant-dense and other neighbourhoods is that immigrants in immigrant-dense neighbourhoods are increasingly channelled into non-standard employment. If we look at all immigrants, regardless of where they live, gaps between immigrants and natives are shrinking, both in terms of income and employment. Reconciling these patterns, we show that individuals in... (More)
This paper examines income and employment outcomes for immigrants in Sweden’s
most immigrant-dense neighbourhoods between 1998 and 2022. While relative
employment among immigrants has improved, relative incomes in these
neighbourhoods have stagnated or declined. The most plausible explanation for the
persisting income gap and the shrinking employment gap between immigrant-dense and other neighbourhoods is that immigrants in immigrant-dense neighbourhoods are increasingly channelled into non-standard employment. If we look at all immigrants, regardless of where they live, gaps between immigrants and natives are shrinking, both in terms of income and employment. Reconciling these patterns, we show that individuals in immigrant-dense neighbourhoods who enter employment are more likely to relocate to other areas. (Less)
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Immigrant integration, labour market outcomes, non-standard employment, immigrant-dense neighbourhoods, J61, R23
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Lund Papers in Economic Demography
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2025:3
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30 pages
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English
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Working Paper}},
  number       = {{2025:3}},
  series       = {{Lund Papers in Economic Demography}},
  title        = {{Income and employment for immigrants and immigrant-dense neighbourhoods in Sweden 1998-2022}},
  url          = {{https://www.lusem.lu.se/sites/lusem.lu.se/files/2025-11/LPED_2025_3.pdf}},
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