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Pecoraro, Marco
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Pecoraro, Marco
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marco.pecoraro@unine.ch
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- PublicationAccès libreA Foreigner Who Doesn’t Steal My Job: The Role of Unemployment Risk and Values in Attitudes towards Equal Opportunities(2016)
; Immigration has become systematically politicized and opposed by many individuals. We examine individual attitudes towards equal opportunities for foreigners and Swiss citizens, using cross-sectional data from the Swiss Household Panel. Individuals with low levels of education tend to oppose foreigners, while the opposition by individuals with high levels of education increases with the risk of unemployment. Values and beliefs explain the negative attitudes of individuals with low levels of education, but not the association with the risk of unemployment for individuals with high levels of education. Clearly, both values and economic factors are important for explaining attitudes towards foreigners. - PublicationAccès libreThe Gender Gap in Mental Health: Immigrants in SwitzerlandIntroduction: Many aspects of health differ significantly between men and women, including mental health where there are pronounced differences. Women are more likely than men to seek treatment for psychological problems and depression. Main: In the literature, two broad explanations are offered for these gender differences. On the one hand, socio-economic factors such as the position in the labor market are highlighted. On the other hand, differences in mental health are associated with aspects of social capital, such as the support individuals receive from others. Immigrant populations are ideal to study these mechanisms, as they display great variance in both dimensions. Here we show that both mechanisms contribute to reported mental health. Discussion: Statistically speaking, socio-economic factors and the perception that one is in control of one’s life can explain substantial parts of the gender differences in mental health. Of the socio-economic variables, the most important covariates are the level of education and labor market status. Indeed, there does not appear to be anything particular about immigrant populations as is sometimes suggested in migration studies. Implications: These results follow that policies to alleviate the gender gap in mental health will probably be most successful if they focus on improving health and well-being generally rather than focusing on gender or being of immigrant origin. For immigrants and non-immigrants alike, this means facilitating labor force participation such as by aiding reintegration and training for low-skilled women.
- PublicationAccès libreA Foreigner Who Doesn’t Steal My Job: The Role of Unemployment Risk and Values in Attitudes towards Foreigners(Lausanne FORS Working Paper Series 2013-5, Université de Lausanne, Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences, 2013)
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