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Immigrant Selection Systems and Occupational Outcomes of International Medical Graduates in Canada and the United States

McDonald, James Ted; Warman, Casey; Worswick, Christopher - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2012

We analyze the process of immigrant selection and occupational outcomes of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in the US and Canada. The IMG relicensing model of Kugler and Sauer (2005) is extended to incorporate two different approaches to immigrant selection: employer nomination systems and...

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The Impact of Immigration on the Labour Market Outcomes of Native-born Canadians

Tu, Jiong - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

Although immigration has become a major growth factor for Canadian labour force, there is little economic research on … the effect of immigration on native-born Canadians' labour market performance. This paper examines the relationship … of immigration are consistently insignificant or significantly positive. The results are robust over various …

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Problematic Post-Landing Interprovincial Migration of the Immigrants in Canada: From 1980-83 through 1992-95

Liaw, Kao-Lee; Xu, Lei - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

Based on the longitudinal Immigration Data Base, this research found that the post-landing interprovincial migration of … of the political powers of the economically weak provinces. With respect to immigration classes, the interprovincial net …

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A Comparative Analysis of the Nativity Wealth Gap

Bauer, Thomas K.; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Hildebrand, … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

domestic labor markets and the selection policies used to shape the nature of the immigration flow. …

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Initial Destination Choices of Skilled-worker Immigrants from South Asia to Canada: Assessment of the Relative Importance of Explanatory Factors

Xu, Lei; Liaw, Kao-Lee - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

micro data of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. We found that their choice pattern, which is characterized by extremely … way. The enhancement of Quebec’s attraction by the Canada/Quebec agreement on immigration dissipated within only a few …

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Initial Destination Choices of Skilled-worker Immigrants from South Asia to Canada: Assessment of the Relative Importance of Explanatory Factors

Xu, Lei; Liaw, Kao-Lee - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

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Characterization and Explanation of the 1996-2001 Inter-CMA Migration of the Second Generation in Canada

Xu, Lei - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

Based on the primary micro data files of the 2001 Canadian census, I investigated the 1996-2001 internal migration patterns of the 2nd generation, in comparison to those of the 1st, 1.5, and 3rd+ generations. In the descriptive analysis, I found that the overall out-migration rate increased...

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Inter-CMA Migration of the Immigrants in Canada: 1991-1996 and 1996-2001

Xu, Lei - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

Based on the tabulations of the IMDB, I characterized, explained and compared the 1991-1996 and 1996-2001 inter-CMA migration of the immigrants in Canada. The spatial and temporal patterns were consistent with the neoclassical economic theory and the ethnic enclave theory. In making their...

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Problematic Post-Landing Interprovincial Migration of the Immigrants in Canada: From 1980-83 through 1992-95

Liaw, Kao-Lee; Xu, Lei - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005635309

The determinants of the migration decisions of immigrant and non-immigrant physicians in Canada

McDonald, James Ted; Worswick, Christopher - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2010

In this paper, we use data from the confidential master files of the Canadian Census over the years 1991-2006 to study the geographic mobility of immigrant and non-immigrant physicians who are already resident in Canada. We consider both inter- and intra- provincial migration, with a particular...

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