the health of immigrants and the positive selection, screening and discrimination applied by the host countries. In this … data we are able to compare Israel and Europe that have fundamentally different migration policies. Israel has virtually … natives; b) immigrants to Europe have better health than natives upon arrival and up to eleven years since arrival in the host …

This paper presents a methodology to identify net demand shocks as well as wage rigidities in heterogeneous labor … markets on the basis of nonparametric regression. We show how this approach can be used to make suggestions for immigration … recommended for immigration. …

This paper presents a methodology to identify net demand shocks as well as wage rigidities in heterogeneous labor … markets on the basis of nonparametric regression. We show how this approach can be used to make suggestions for immigration … recommended for immigration. …

. Integrated labour and migration policies are needed. The employment chances of the low-skilled are limited. Whereas Europe could … benefit from a substantive immigration policy that imposes selection criteria that are more in line with economic needs, the … substantial immigration into the European Union follows largely non-economic motives. This paper discusses the economic rationale …