most preferred host countries for immigration. Using the recent waves of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) dataset, we find … that the immigrant-native gap in risk preferences has widened for recent immigration cohorts, especially around the 2015 … European Refugee Crisis. We attribute the recent widening to decreased assimilation rates of new immigrants caused by a reduced …

the host countries. Through a general literature review and examination of specific immigration countries, we provide … insights into the Healthy Immigrant Paradox and the health assimilation of immigrants as we also elucidate selection and … measurement challenges. While health is part of human capital, health assimilation is the mirror image of earnings assimilation …

Previous research on internal mobility has neglected the role of local identity contrary to studies analyzing … international migration. Examining social identity and labor market outcomes in China, the country with the largest internal … largely unchanged. Migrants with strong local identity are more likely to use local networks in job search, and to obtain jobs …

Previous research has found identity to be relevant for international migration, but has neglected internal mobility as … migration process is likely to be quite different. The gap is closed by examining social assimilation and the effect on the … strong local identity are more likely to use local networks in job search, and to obtain jobs with higher average wages and …

We examine the ability of immigrants to transfer the occupational human capital they acquired prior to immigration. We … less intently on manual skills. Following immigration, they find initial employment in occupations that require the …

Previous research has found that immigration benefits the health of working-age natives, an effect mediated through the … labor market. We use the Study of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to investigate whether immigration also … affects the health of natives 65-80 years old. Immigration may increase the supply and lower the price of personal and …