significant effect on remittance flows from illegal migrants took place after the implementation of the IIRIRA. This is consistent … confirms previous research that conditions and policies in the host country affect migrants' remitting behaviour, and migrants …' motivations are not only altruistic but also self-interested. Given that migrants' remittances and their savings are important …

This paper analyses the impact of a change in Australia's immigration policy, introduced in the mid-1990s, on migrants …

This paper exploits a quasi-experiment to shed light on whether the wage penalty experienced by migrants reflects poor … possibility for migrants to undertake an official assessment of their foreign qualifications, and remove the uncertainty … educated abroad. The assessment's effect weakens over time, as employers observe migrants' productivity. The effect of where …

This paper studies differences in the motivation to be self-employed between rural migrants and urban residents in …-stage methodology using the 2002 China Household Income Project (CHIP), reveal that rural migrants become self-employed to avoid low … type of employment and residence status) shows that higher hourly wages of paid and self-employed urbanites over migrants …

effect of social capital on migrants' employment outcomes and wages, especially for women. Distinguishing employment into … results suggest that promoting opportunities to create social capital has a beneficial effect on migrants' integration in the …