This paper examines the effect of changes in migration determinants on the skill level of undocumented immigrants from … Mexican economic conditions are associated with a decline in the average educational levels of undocumented immigrants …. Stricter border enforcement is associated with higher average skill levels. Access to a network of previous immigrants appears …

Whether immigrants are positively or negatively self-selected is much disputed. Whereas most previous studies have … addressed this question by comparing the wages of immigrants to those of U.S. natives, this analysis uses occupation to examine … the skill level of immigrants. Data on the occupational distribution of individuals granted legal permanent residence in …

dramatically in recent years. Recent immigrants are concentrated in several states, particularly California. This paper examines …

We examine peer effects in welfare use among immigrants to Sweden by exploiting a governmental refugee placement policy …

immigrants and natives in Sweden - how the method can be applied to correct any measure of segregation for differences between …

the employed. On the other hand, an increased concentration of immigrants in local neighborhoods significantly increases … increased visibility of immigrants in Europe, not the rise of unemployment rates per se, that has been associated with recent …

Studies in the US have shown that black immigrants have remained at the bottom of the wage ladder and that other groups … of immigrants have overtaken them over time. The goal of this research is to determine whether a specific group of … immigrants can displace a group at the bottom of the ladder. We use Israeli data to compare two ethnic groups: Israeli Arabs and …

is more connected. Lump sum transfers to immigrants can hinder cultural integration. These findings are in line with …