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Globalization and investment in human capital
Hickman, Daniel C.; Olney, William W. - In: ILR review : the journal of work and policy 64 (2011) 4, pp. 654-672
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Occupational attainment and immigrant economic progress in Australia
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2008
Using data from the 2001 Australian Census of Population and Housing, on adult men in full-time employment, this paper augments a conventional human capital earnings function with information on occupations. It also estimates models of occupational attainment. The results from both the earnings...
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The wage impact of the Marielitos : a reappraisal
Borjas, George J. - In: ILR review : the journal of work and policy 70 (2017) 5, pp. 1077-1110
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011759534
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Immigration and trade creation for the US: The role of immigrant occupation
Mundra, Kusum - 2012
varies with the immigrants' occupation. Using a sample of 63 U.S. trading partners which are also big immigrant sending … countries over the years 1991-2000, this paper finds that the immigrant trade elasticity for the no occupation group is similar … occupation significantly increases the trade elasticity for Rauch's referenced price and differentiated commodities and this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291342
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Using a census to assess the reliability of a national household survey for migration research: the case of Ireland
Barrett, Alan; Kelly, Elish - 2008
Much research has been conducted on immigration into Ireland in recent years using data from the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS), the official source for labour market data in Ireland. As it is known that the QNHS undercounts immigrants in Ireland, a concern exists over whether the...
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EU enlargement under continued mobility restrictions: consequences for the German labor market
Brenke, Karl; Yuksel, Mutlu; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2009
The numbers of migrants from the accessions countries have clearly increased since the enlargement of the EU in 2004. Following enlargement, the net inflow of EU8 immigrants has become 2.5 times larger than the four-year period before enlargement. Poles constitute the largest immigrant group...
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Meta-analysis of empirical evidence on the labour market impacts of immigration
Longhi, Simonetta; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2008
The increasing proportion of immigrants in the population of many countries has raised concerns about the 'absorption capacity' of the labour market, and fuelled extensive empirical research in countries that attract migrants. In previous papers we synthesized the conclusions of this empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268868
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Mass migration to Israel and natives' employment transitions
Cohen-Goldner, Sarit; Paserman, Marco Daniele - In: ILR review : the journal of work and policy 59 (2005/06) 4, pp. 630-652
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003362417
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Immigration Policy and the Skills of Immigrants to Australia, Canada, and the United States
Antecol, Heather; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Trejo, Stephen J. - 2001
Census data for 1990/91 indicate that Australian and Canadian immigrants have higher levels of English fluency, education, and income (relative to natives) than do U.S. immigrants. This skill deficit for U.S. immigrants arises primarily because the United States receives a much larger share of...
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