The most commonly used model of labor market incorporation among immigrants in the United States analyzes their … may lose much of its explanatory power in other societies, where immigrants encounter different labor market conditions … social networks by immigrants to find jobs has a significant impact on wages in both countries, the effect is positive in …

The trend towards activation has been one of the major issues in recent welfare and labour market reforms in Europe and …

international transferability of immigrants' human capital, and undereducation to favorable selection in immigration. Comparisons …. The sensitivity of the results of the decomposition to several measurement issues is assessed. -- Immigrants ; schooling …

An extensive body of research related to immigrants in a variety of countries has documented a "healthy immigrant … effect" (HIE). When immigrants arrive in the host country they are healthier than comparable native populations, but their … the health of immigrants and the positive selection, screening and discrimination applied by the host countries. In this …

countries variation and produce reliable results. We find that during the first decade after arrival, immigrants report higher … levels of subjective health compared to natives and to previous cohorts of immigrants. As time since migration passes by …, reported subjective health decreases; immigrants' health becomes the same as that of comparable natives or it even decreases …

This paper examines the difference between the payoffs to schooling for immigrants and the native born in Canada, using … immigrants' human capital, and under-education to favourable selection in immigration. The results show that immigrants have a … Canada than in the US, where it predominates among the least educated. -- Immigrants ; skill ; schooling ; earnings ; rates …

The utilization and reward of the human capital of immigrants in the labor market of the host country has been studied … of overeducation among non-Western immigrants. We also analyze whether there is state-dependence in overeducation and … extend the immigrant educational mismatch literature by investigating whether this is a more severe problem among immigrants …

We examine the role of education in fostering the economic integration of immigrants. Although immigrants in Europe are … affect the educational outcomes of immigrants. We focus our attention on pre-school attendance, school tracking, the …