of migrants to four countries, viz. France, Germany, the UK and the US, which receive a substantial share of all … geographical and cultural, immigration policies and migrant networks. Differentiating immigrants by their educational attainments …, we observe interesting patterns in the skill composition, employment opportunities and wages for migrants to the …

With the ensuing immigration reform in the US, the paper shows that targeted skilled immigration into the R&D sector … that helps low-skilled labor is conducive for controlling inequality and raising wage. Skilled talent-led innovation could … have spillover benefits for the unskilled sector while immigration into the production sector will always reduce wage …

We study immigration policy in a small receiving economy under self-selection of migrants. We show that a non …-discriminatory immigration policy choice affects and is affected by the migratory decisions of skilled and unskilled foreign workers. From this … interaction multiple equilibria may arise, which are driven by the natives' expectations on the welfare effects of immigration. In …

This paper analyzes numeracy and literacy skills of migrants, using PISA and PIAAC data from twelve OECD countries. Our …

I investigate the effect of attitudes toward migrants on the average skill composition of immigrants in destination … countries. A model is presented showing that negative attitudes toward migrants can reduce the average skill composition. The … hypothesis, I use survey data on attitudes toward migrants as well as data on migrant stocks by education level and origin …

This paper studies the labor market impact of documented and undocumented immigration in a model with search frictions … than natives. Therefore, immigration results in the creation of additional jobs but also generates more job competition … find that the job creation effect of undocumented immigration dominates its job competition effect and leads to gains in …

immigrants is selective both in terms of migrants' individual characteristics and their economic outcomes. We then examine the …

I show how the influences of unskilled immigration, differential fertility between immigrants and the local indigenous … low-skilled workers lose from unskilled immigration even if the indigenous low-skilled workers do not finance …

With the rise of the far-right parties in the European parliamentary elections, concerns over immigration and national … identity have again come into the limelight. In this paper, we document the empirical relationships between immigration, native … concerns over the economic and cultural impact of immigration, and the rise of right-wing political parties in Europe …