Ethnic Income Disparities in Israel

This article analyses income inequality in Israel and the role of ethnicity in creating or explaining it. It shows that in spite of relatively large 'raw' disparities in mean incomes across the ethnic groups, when controlling for other non-ethnic factors it is not generally the case that A...

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Published inIsrael affairs Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 26
Main Authors Plaut, Pnina O., Plaut, Steven E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Arab Israeli relations
Arab-Israeli conflict
Arabs
Ashkenazim
Demographics
Education
Ethnic Groups
Ethnicity
Immigrants
Income
Income Inequality
Israel
Jews
Labor Market
Labour market
Males
Markets
Minority & ethnic groups
Mizrahim
Noncitizens
Sephardim
Stereotypes
Israel
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Summary:This article analyses income inequality in Israel and the role of ethnicity in creating or explaining it. It shows that in spite of relatively large 'raw' disparities in mean incomes across the ethnic groups, when controlling for other non-ethnic factors it is not generally the case that Arabs underperform in the Israeli labour markets compared with Jews, and in some cases Arabs outperform Jews, especially for men. Returns on education also do not appear to be lower for Arabs, other things being equal. In spite of the stereotypes, Ashkenazim generally do not outperform Mizrahim, or at most do so to a very small degree. The main 'advantaged' ethnic group are the native-born sabra Israelis. The main 'disadvantaged' demographic group are recent immigrants. Somewhat surprisingly, Ethiopians do not underperform compared with other immigrants, other things being equal.
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ISSN:1353-7121
1743-9086
DOI:10.1080/13537121.2014.984418