Wage assimilation of 1984-1993 first generation male immigrants in Denmark

This paper compares the evolution of the hourly wage for western and non-western male non-refugee immigrants arrived in Denmark during 1984-1993. The paper finds evidence of assimilation effect at non-western immigrants' wage but not at the wages of western immigrants. A second major difference between the wages of non-western and western immigrants is their different sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions. Initial and current local unemployment have a negative effect only on the wages of western immigrants.