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The Gravity Model of Migration: The Successful Comeback of an Ageing Superstar in Regional Science
Poot, Jacques; Alimi, Omoniyi; Cameron, Michael P.; … - 2016
most commonly‐used paradigm for understanding gross migration flows between regions. This model owes its success to …, firstly, its intuitive consistency with migration theories; secondly, ease of estimation in its simplest form; and, thirdly …, goodness of fit in most applications. While fitting gravity models of aggregate migration flows started taking backstage to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011584644
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The impact of immigration on the employment of natives in regional labour markets: a meta-analysis
Longhi, Simonetta; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2006
Immigration is a phenomenon of growing significance in many countries. Increasing social tensions are leading to political pressure to limit a further influx of foreign-born persons on the grounds that the absorption capacity of host countries has been exceeded and social cohesion threatened....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267685
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The importance of heterogeneity when examining immigrant education-occupation mismatch: Evidence from New Zealand
Poot, Jacques; Stillman, Steven - 2010
Many immigrants are overqualified in their first job after arrival in the host country. Education-occupation mismatch can affect the economic integration of immigrants and the returns to education and experience. The extent of this problem has been measured in recent years by means of micro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274604
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Meta-Analysis of Empirical Evidence on the Labour Market Impacts of Immigration
Longhi, Simonetta; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761887
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The Importance of Heterogeneity When Examining Immigrant Education-Occupation Mismatch: Evidence from New Zealand
Poot, Jacques; Stillman, Steven - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Many immigrants are overqualified in their first job after arrival in the host country. Education-occupation mismatch can affect the economic integration of immigrants and the returns to education and experience. The extent of this problem has been measured in recent years by means of micro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008678681
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The Impact of Immigration on the Employment of Natives in Regional Labour Markets: A Meta-Analysis
Longhi, Simonetta; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
Immigration is a phenomenon of growing significance in many countries. Increasing social tensions are leading to political pressure to limit a further influx of foreign-born persons on the grounds that the absorption capacity of host countries has been exceeded and social cohesion threatened....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566343
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Social Capital, Entrepreneurship and Living Standards: Differences between Immigrants and the Native Born
Roskruge, Matthew; Poot, Jacques; King, Laura - 2016
Both migrant entrepreneurship and social capital are topics which have attracted a great deal of attention. However, relatively little econometric analysis has been done on their interrelationship. In this paper we first consider the relationship between social capital and the prevalence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479392
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Living and working in ethnic enclaves: Language proficiency of immigrants in US metropolitan areas
Beckhusen, Julia; Florax, Raymond J. G. M.; de Graaff, … - 2012
Learning English is a potentially profitable investment for immigrants in the U.S.: while there are initial costs, the subsequent benefits include the ability to communicate with the majority of the population, potentially leading to better paying jobs and economic success in the new country....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282197
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Internationalisation of Education and Returns in the Labour Market
Poot, Jacques; Roskruge, Matthew - 2013
The education services provided in any given country increasingly contribute to human capital that is employed in another country. On the one hand, graduates may seek to obtain the highest return to the knowledge they gained in their home country by working abroad. On the other hand, some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329032
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International Migration and the Distribution of Income in New Zealand Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Areas
Alimi, Omoniyi; Maré, David C.; Poot, Jacques - 2018
Since the 1980s, income inequality in New Zealand has been a growing concern - particularly in metropolitan areas. At the same time, the encouragement of permanent and temporary immigration has led to the foreign-born accounting for a growing share of the population; this is disproportionally so...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984519