title: The relative economic progress of male foreign workers in Kuwait.
abstract: "A human capital framework is utilized to examine the economic progress of nine nationality groups of foreign workers [in Kuwait] using data from the 1983 national Labor Survey.  The sources of earnings' variations of particular interest to us included different degrees of education and experience transferability, occupational affiliation and ethnic background.  In general, the results derived from the analysis suggest that 1) foreign workers achieve a discernible economic progress as their residence lengthens; 2) the rate of economic progress varies depending on worker's education, home and Kuwait-specific experience, occupational status and ethnic background; and 3) about one third of the earnings inequality is due to unexplained factors including discrimination."
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Al-qudsi
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D006280:Health Workforce; D007182:Income; D007730:Kuwait; D008877:Middle East; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011287:Prejudice; D012923:Social Class; D012940:Social Problems; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Arab Countries; Asia; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Employment Status; Ethnic Groups; Human Resources; Income; Inequalities; Kuwait; Labor Force; Labor Migration; Migrants; Migration; Occupational Status; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Social Discrimination; Social Problems; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Western Asia