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Behind Migrant and Non-Migrant Worktime Inequality in Europe: Institutional and Cultural Factors Explaining Differences
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Abstract Migrants often work longer hours than their non-migrant counterparts. In this article, we examine reasons behind this inequality, arguing that institutional working time configurations at the country level have impact on worktime inequality. Our cross-country comparative study uses data from the Eur... view more
Migrants often work longer hours than their non-migrant counterparts. In this article, we examine reasons behind this inequality, arguing that institutional working time configurations at the country level have impact on worktime inequality. Our cross-country comparative study uses data from the European Labour Force Survey. We focus on France, Sweden, Austria and the UK as archetypal examples of working time configurations and breadwinner models in Europe. Our findings indicate that institutional and cultural factors play a role in working hour differences between migrants and non-migrants. We conclude that more centralized worktime regulation and bargaining foster equality, and we suggest several avenues for future research.... view less
Keywords
labor; inequality; migrant; migration background; working hours; international comparison; France; Sweden; Austria; Great Britain; EU; affirmative action; institutional factors; intercultural factors
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Free Keywords
EU-LFS
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 785-815
Journal
British Journal of Industrial Relations, 58 (2020) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12521
ISSN
1467-8543
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed