-born men who were either unemployed, inactive or wage-earners in 1998. Economic outcome in 2002 is measured using income from …

women in 1990 underestimated the true, selection-corrected gap, i.e., the gap we would have expected to see had all of these … increased substantially between 1990 and 2011, as did the selection-corrected gap. These increases are explained to a …

In this paper, we examine the determinants of self-selection into a vocational training program in India. To do this we … sufficient to fully explain selection into the program. Participants' behavioral traits are also crucial in influencing take up …

the causes of self-selection, we turn in this paper to the consequences. Using a combination of non …-parametric econometrics and calibrated simulation, we quantify the impact of migrant self-selection on per-capita GDP in both sending and … receiving countries. Two episodes of mass migration serve as examples: the migration from Norway to the US in the 1880s and the …

because they command higher wages. We test for negative selection into differently-aged couples using three measures: average … Health). The point estimates indicate negative selection on all of these characteristics, although statistical significance …

first discusses the economic rationale for immigrant selection. Selection mechanisms of receiving countries are reviewed in … selection. Next, the variation in immigrant characteristics across countries and visa types is discussed. The article then … different selection mechanisms and underlines the challenges for realizing aimed benefits of a skill based immigrant selection …

distribution for full-time employees in the Australian private sector. Significant evidence of a self selection effect for women … into full-time employment (or of components of self selection related to observable or unobservable characteristics) is …