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 … of a selective immigration policy and provides empirical evidence about the adverse effects of current selection …

analysis suggests significant differences in the probability of downward occupational mobility by gender, immigration status … market position at the time of immigration, but are also able to reach their original occupational status much faster than …