NATIVE IMMIGRANT WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN THE NETHERLANDS - DISCRIMINATION

This article examines the presence of discrimination in wage offers fo r Antillean, Surinam, Turkish, and Moroccan immigrants in The Netherla nds. The empirical findings indicate that discrimination is present ag ainst Antilleans and Turks, but not against Surinamese and Moroccans. The Antillean treatment disadvantage accounts for 34% and the Turkish for 14% of the wage gap with natives. Of the differences in observed c haracteristics, that in experience is most important for Antilleans an d Surinamese and that in education for Turks and Moroccans. For all im migrants, the major separate contribution comes from the relatively lo w number of school years acquired in The Netherlands.