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Ethno-Religious Categories and Measuring Occupational Attainment in Relation to Education in England and Wales: A Multilevel Analysis

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: It has been suggested that ‘ethnic penalties’ exist in British labour markets, whereby members of ethnic minority groups fail to get into occupations commensurate with their qualifications. Often these analyses of occupational attainment by education treat minority groups as homogeneous, not recognising that in several there is substantial heterogeneity on other criteria, such as religion, which may also influence occupational attainment. We argue that there are significant variations among these ethno-religious minorities regarding their labour-market performance, which is measured using a continuous scale of skill-level distances—a measure of returns to education.

Source: Environment and Planning A Economy and Space

DOI: 10.1068/a42180

Authors: Ron Johnston, Ibrahim Sirkeci, Nabil Khattab, Tariq Modood

Institutions: University of Bristol, Regent's University London

Language: English

Topic: Labour Market and Migration

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth, Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funders: Ministerul Cercetării, Inovării şi Digitalizării, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii