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This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australia's immigration policy, introduced in the mid-1990s, on migrants … some existing evidence, time spent in Australia positively affects the probability to become self-employed. We discuss the …
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This paper estimates the effect of physical violence and property crimes on subjective well-being in Australia. Our …
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We use a random effects dynamic probit model to estimate the effect of overskilling dynamics on wages. We find that overskilling mismatch is common and more likely among those who have been overskilled in the past. It is also highly persistent, in a manner that is inversely related to...
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This paper investigates the ease with which recent immigrants to Australia from different countries and with different … obtains on arrival in Australia. We provide alternative definitions of what is a good job in terms of objective and subjective … criteria. The paper uses two sets of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia data: the first cohort that arrived in …
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This paper examines wage differentials between public sector and private sector workers in Australia. After controlling …
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We study the role of ethnic networks in migrants' job search and the quality of jobs they find in the first years of settlement. We find that there are initial downward movements along the occupational ladder, followed by improvements. As a result of restrictions in welfare eligibility since...
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