• Ethnicity as skill: Immigrant employment hierarchies in Norwegian low-wage labour markets 

      Friberg, Jon Horgen; Midtbøen, Arnfinn Haagensen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Immigrants are often concentrated in particular, often low-waged, segments of the labour market and employers tend to assume that immigrants posit (soft) skills which make them particularly suited for specific tasks. Less ...
    • Meta-analysis of field experiments shows no change in racial discrimination in hiring over time 

      Quillian, Lincoln; Pager, Devah; Hexel, Ole; Midtbøen, Arnfinn Haagensen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      This study investigates change over time in the level of hiring discrimination in US labor markets. We perform a meta-analysis of every available field experiment of hiring discrimination against African Americans or Latinos ...
    • The Making of Immigrant Niches in an Affluent Welfare State 

      Friberg, Jon Horgen; Midtbøen, Arnfinn Haagensen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      This article explores how immigrant niches have emerged within two traditional working-class industries in Norway. Drawing on extensive case studies in urban and coastal areas, we analyze how employers perceive the ...