Race, prejudice, and the evaluation of immigrant skills

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serval:BIB_C8E7A9319B59
Type
Inproceedings: an article in a conference proceedings.
Collection
Publications
Title
Race, prejudice, and the evaluation of immigrant skills
Title of the conference
International Journal of Psychology
Author(s)
Esses V. M., Dietz J., Bhardwaj A.
ISSN
1464-066X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2004
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
39
Number
5-6 Special Issue: Abstracts of the XXVIII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PSYCHOLOGY
Pages
9
Language
english
Notes
(meeting abstract supplement)
Abstract
Immigration policies in North America have a sizeable economic focus, with the aim of bringing in skilled immigrants who can contribute to the economy. Despite this focus, however, there is evidence that immigrants' skills are discounted such that immigrants experience lower labour market participation and lower earnings relative to native-born individuals. Because of the ambiguity surrounding the evaluation of foreign skills, prejudice is especially likely to play a role in this process. In this presentation, we will describe our research on the role of prejudice toward immigrants and racial prejudice in the evaluation of potential immigrant employees.
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