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Immigration and Access to Fringe Benefits: Evidence from the Tobacco Use Supplements
Author(s) -
Maclean Johanna Catherine,
Webber Douglas,
Sindelar Jody L.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/irel.12205
Subject(s) - immigration , residence , ethnic group , tobacco use , demographic economics , assimilation (phonology) , business , political science , environmental health , psychology , medicine , economics , population , philosophy , linguistics , law
We examine the extent to which assimilation and residential ethnic enclaves are associated with immigrant access to smoking‐related fringe benefits. In particular, we consider access to office smoking bans and employer‐sponsored smoking cessation programs. We first document differences in access to these benefits between immigrant and native workers. Second, we show that assimilation is positively associated with smoking‐related fringe benefit access while enclave residence does not predict access. These findings broaden our understanding of immigrant employment.