Canadian immigrants at the time of immigration fall short of the earnings of comparable Canadian-born individuals, and (2 … recent changes in Canadian immigration policy, labor market discrimination against visible minorities, and the prolonged …

skills declined following changes in Canada's immigration policies in 1974 that led to a sharp increase in the proportion of … complete until 13 to 22 years after entry into Canada. These results are revealed clearly in both the pseudo-longitudinal and … increases with their duration of stay in Canada, and since there are no differential immigrant-native changes in higher …

Economists are often puzzled by the stronger public opposition to immigration than trade, since the two policies have … similar effects on wages. Unlike trade, however, immigration can alter the composition of the local population, imposing … toward immigration. We use data for 21 countries in the 2002 European Social Survey, which included a series of questions on …

Immigration is often viewed as a proximate cause of the rising wage gap between high- and low-skilled workers … involved. This paper offers an overview and synthesis of existing knowledge on the relationship between immigration and … in the tails of the skill distribution and higher residual inequality among immigrants than natives. Even so, immigration …

This paper examines the effects of immigration on the labor market outcomes of less-skilled natives. Working from a … simple model of a local labor market, we show that the effects of immigration can be estimated from the correlations between … some displacement out of low-wage immigrant-intensive industries. We find little effect of immigration on the employment …

immigration, however, our analysis suggests that relative wage adjustments are small …

This paper reviews the recent evidence on U.S. immigration, focusing on two key questions: (1) Does immigration reduce … the labor market opportunities of less-skilled natives? (2) Have immigrants who arrived after the 1965 Immigration Reform … from immigration and the rise of other education-related wage gaps. Overall, evidence that immigrants have harmed the …