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The labour market for native and international PhD students: similarities, differences, and the role of (university) employers
Tani, Massimiliano - 2020
benefiting from positive employer discrimination, especially if graduating in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012256948
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Self-employment in China : are rural migrant workers and urban residents alike?
Cui, Yuling; Nahm, Daehoon; Tani, Massimiliano - 2013
differences between self- and paid employment among rural immigrants. We interpret the relevant effect of discrimination in 2002 … unemployment. The empirical analysis confirms that self-employment also attracts married individuals and those in good health … predominantly arise through differences in coefficients (i.e. "discrimination") while those between self- and paid employment among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009700209
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Selective Immigration, Occupational Licensing, and Labour Market Outcomes of Foreign-Trained Migrants
Tani, Massimiliano - 2018
This paper studies occupational licensing as a possible cause of poor labour market outcomes among economic migrants. The analysis uses panel data from Australia, which implements one of the world's largest selective immigration programmes, and applies both cross-sectional and panel estimators....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012925502
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Selective immigration, occupational licensing, and labour market outcomes of foreign-trained migrants
Tani, Massimiliano - 2018
This paper studies occupational licensing as a possible cause of poor labour market outcomes among economic migrants. The analysis uses panel data from Australia, which implements one of the world's largest selective immigration programmes, and applies both cross-sectional and panel estimators....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011803334
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The wage premium of foreign education : new evidence from Australia
Chan, Gavin; Heaton, Christopher; Tani, Massimiliano - 2012
We study whether Australian employers recognise immigrants' education acquired abroad, and if so how. Using data from … the Longitudinal Surveys of Immigrants in Australia, we apply interval regression to model migrant hourly earnings. We … immigrants from non-OECD countries are the ones who can gain the most from obtaining further education in Australia, and that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009545431
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Immigration policy and entrepreneurship
Mahuteau, Stéphane; Piracha, Matloob; Tani, Massimiliano; … - 2011
This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australia's immigration policy, introduced in the mid-1990s, on migrants' probability of becoming entrepreneurs. The policy change consists of stricter entry requirements and restrictions to welfare entitlements. The results indicate that those who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009524389
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Social capital and immigrants' labour market performance
Piracha, Matloob; Tani, Massimiliano; Vaira Lucero, Matias - 2013
This paper analyses the role of social capital on immigrants' labour market outcomes. We use the "principal component … host country. -- immigrants ; labour market ; social capital ; HILDA survey ; Australia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009721364
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Immigrant over- and under-education : the role of home country labour market experience
Piracha, Matloob; Tani, Massimiliano; Vadean, Florin - 2010
The cause of immigrant education mismatch in the host country labour market might not necessarily be discrimination or … imperfect transferability of human capital, as argued in previous studies. Immigrants who have gained professional experience in … and skills than those expected from their educational qualifications. Using the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009300146
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Immigrant Over- and Under-Education : The Role of Home Country Labour Market Experience
Piracha, Matloob - 2010
The cause of immigrant education mismatch in the host country labour market might not necessarily be discrimination or … imperfect transferability of human capital, as argued in previous studies. Immigrants who have gained professional experience in … and skills than those expected from their educational qualifications. Using the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136034
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Does Immigration Policy Affect the Education-Occupation Mismatch? Evidence from Australia
Tani, Massimiliano - 2012
proportion of immigrants that were already under-utilised (or over-achieving) in their home countries. Overall, the policy … appears to have brought immigrants that reduced the over-under-education of Australia's labour market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099081