TITLE

THE LABOUR MARKET INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANTS IN DENMARK

AUTHOR(S)

Liebig, Thomas

PUB. DATE

March 2007

SOURCE

OECD Papers;2007, Vol. 7 Issue 3, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article focuses on the labour market integration of immigrants in Denmark. The labour market in the country has been strongly dominated by refugees and family reunification and groups whose labour market outcomes tend to be not as good as the native-born. Improvement of these outcomes has taken a prominent place in recent government proposals which try to improve the contribution of immigration by improving the integration of the immigrants by more restrictive policies. The country's labour market has a high share of the public sector in total employment, high employment of women and a strong dominance of enterprises.

ACCESSION #

31142595

Tags: LABOR market;  IMMIGRANTS;  FOREIGN workers;  LABOR supply;  SUPPLY & demand;  EMPLOYMENT policy;  EMPLOYMENT (Economic theory);  EMIGRATION & immigration

 

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