We compare alternative methods for estimating immigrant wage and employment assimilation using unique panel data over …-effects model generates estimated employment assimilation profiles that are flatter and significantly different to those produced by …

This paper provides new empirical evidence on the contribution of selective migration to the health advantage of … from the Vital Statistics, it compares the health distribution (in terms of birth outcomes) of immigrant children born in … destination. These comparisons suggest that positive selection is partly responsible for the health advantage of recent immigrants. …

longitudinal data from both countries to examine whether immigrants differ in their use of health services than native born … individuals on arrival and over time. While immigrants to Germany, but not the UK, are more likely to self-report poor health than …

This paper studies the effects of immigration on health. We merge information on individual characteristics from the … longitudinal component of the data to analyze how immigration affects the health of both immigrants and natives over time …. Immigrants are shown to be healthier than natives upon their arrival ("healthy immigrant effect"), but their health deteriorates …

bargaining, minimum wages, employment protection and unemployment benefits affect the way in which wages respond to labor supply … shocks, and, hence, the labor market effects of immigration. We employ a wage-setting approach which assumes that wages …