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Immigrants are widely perceived to be highly entrepreneurial, contributing to economic growth and innovation, and self …-employment is often viewed as a means of enhancing labor market integration and success among immigrants. Accordingly, many … upward economic mobility among low-skilled immigrants. More broadly prioritizing high-skilled immigrants may prove to be more …
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immigrants if employers perceive them as less skilled than native-born workers--and vice versa. Studies indicate that a higher … minimum wage does not hurt immigrants, but there is no consensus on whether immigrants benefit at the expense of natives …. Studies also reach disparate conclusions on whether higher minimum wages attract or repel immigrants. …
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In common anti-immigrant rhetoric, concerns are raised that immigrants bring diseases with them to the host country … across multiple regions and host countries has documented that when immigrants arrive in the host country they are healthier … spent in the host country, however, and immigrants' health status converges toward (or below) that of native residents. …
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and political participation. However, despite its vital importance, many immigrants never reach adequate proficiency in … designing measures to improve language acquisition. Empirical evidence shows that immigrants differ in their ability to learn …
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Many immigrant destination countries face considerable pressure to change their immigration policies. One of the most innovative policies is auctioning the right to immigrate or to hire a foreign worker to the highest bidders. Visa auctions would be more efficient than current ways of allocating...
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Upon arrival in a host country, immigrants often have lower obesity rates (as measured for instance by BMI—body mass … the flow of immigrants into host countries with higher obesity rates, it is important to understand the consequences of … and the use of public services. In particular, policies could find ways to improve immigrants’ access to health care for …
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Immigrants are widely perceived to be highly entrepreneurial, contributing to economic growth and innovation, and self …-employment is often viewed as a means of enhancing labor market integration and success among immigrants. Accordingly, many … upward economic mobility among low-skilled immigrants. More broadly prioritizing high-skilled immigrants may prove to be more …
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Over recent decades, Western countries have admitted many immigrants from non-traditional regions (e.g. Philippines …
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countries show that around 20% of the gap is due to firm policies that lead to a systematic underrepresentation of immigrants at … immigrants toward higher-paying employers. This pattern is especially pronounced for immigrants coming from disadvantaged …
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The labor market disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns impacted immigrant workers more severely than native-born workers in the US, Canada, Australia, and most EU countries. Immigrant workers in most of these countries were more vulnerable to the pandemic since they were more...
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