Skills mismatch and informal sector participation among educated immigrants: Evidence from South Africa
| dc.creator | Doyle, Alexandra | |
| dc.creator | Peters, Amos C | |
| dc.creator | Sundaram, Asha | |
| dc.date | 2014-11-06T10:52:33Z | |
| dc.date | 2014-11-06T10:52:33Z | |
| dc.date | 2014-11 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-28T10:06:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-05-28T10:06:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-05-28 | |
| dc.description | Using South African census data, we show that immigrants with tertiary education from different origin country groups differ in their likelihood of obtaining a skilled job. Immigrants from advanced country groups outperform native internal migrants, while those from many African country groups underperform them. Immigrants with advanced degrees from certain country groups are also more likely to be employed in unskilled, informal sector jobs. Variation in outcomes across origin country groups is smaller at higher levels of education. We further explore characteristics of origin country groups correlated with immigrant outcomes. Our results suggest under-utilization of immigrant skills, which has particular implications for emerging economies grappling with skills shortages. | |
| dc.description | JEL Classification: F22; H52; J24; O24 | |
| dc.identifier | Doyle, A., Peters, A.C., Sundaram, A. (2014). Skills Mismatch and Informal Sector Participation among Educated Immigrants: Evidence from South Africa by Alexandra . A Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit Working Paper Number 137. Cape Town: SALDRU, University of Cape Town | |
| dc.identifier | 978-1-920517-78-6 | |
| dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/11090/769 | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Working Paper DA - 2015-05-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Skills mismatch and informal sector participation among educated immigrants: Evidence from South Africa TI - Skills mismatch and informal sector participation among educated immigrants: Evidence from South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11090/769 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11090/769 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher.department | SALDRU | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Commerce | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.relation | Saldru Working Paper;137 | |
| dc.title | Skills mismatch and informal sector participation among educated immigrants: Evidence from South Africa | |
| dc.type | Working Paper | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Working Paper | en_ZA |