New Labor Economics Findings from Ragnar Frisch Center for Economics Research Described (Immigrant Responses To Social Insurance Generosity)

2020 AUG 26 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Economics Daily Report -- Fresh data on Economics - Labor Economics are presented in a new report. According to news reporting out of Oslo, Norway, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “Immigrants from low-income source countries tend to be underrepresented in employment and overrepresented in social insurance programs. Based on administrative data from Norway, we examine whether such gaps reflect systematic differences in impacts of social insurance benefits on work incentives.”

Financial supporters for this research include Norwegian Research Council, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (project “Immigrant Employment Profiles”).

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Ragnar Frisch Center for Economics Research, “Drawing on a reform of the temporary disability insurance program, we identify negative employment and earnings effects of higher benefits. While behavioral responses are significantly larger for immigrants, these immigrant-native differentials are largely explained by differences in earnings prospects, family structure, and job opportunities.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “We also uncover cross effects of benefits on the labor supply of spouses, amplifying the adverse effects on family earnings.”

For more information on this research see: Immigrant Responses To Social Insurance Generosity. Labour Economics, 2020;65():. Labour Economics can be contacted at: Elsevier, Radarweg 29, 1043 Nx Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Bernt Bratsberg, Ragnar Frisch Center for Economics Research, Oslo, Norway. Additional authors for this research include Oddbjorn Raaum and Knut Roed.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2020.101854. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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