We are pleased to share that the initial findings from Dr. Ezgi Kaya’s work using Wage and Employment Dynamics data have now been published in The Scandinavian Journal of Economics.
This study provides one of the first in-depth analyses of the UK labour market using the ASHE–2011 Census linked dataset, developed through the Wage and Employment Dynamics (WED) programme. By linking earnings data from the Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings (ASHE) with rich demographic information from the Census, the research provides novel insights into how immigrants fare in the UK workforce.
Key findings include:
- Recent immigrants earn less, work longer hours, and are more likely to be in temporary or low-skilled jobs than UK-born employees, even after adjusting for education and region
- Long-term immigrants show outcomes more comparable to UK-born employees, with most pay and employment gaps narrowing after 10+ years of residence
- Persistent unexplained disparities highlight the need for further work on labour market integration and the role of cultural norms, discrimination, and outside options
This work demonstrates the power of linked administrative data to improve our understanding of structural inequalities in the labour market. It also highlights the growing contribution of WED data to cutting-edge social and economic research.
We congratulate Dr. Kaya on this important publication and are proud to see WED supported datasets advancing evidence-based insights into employment dynamics.
You can read the full paper here:
You can find out more about Dr. Ezgi Kaya’s work here.