Spouse's relative labor supply and the degree of specialization in intermarriage might differ from that in immigrant …-neutral specialization index. Results indicate that for immigrants intermarriage is indeed related to less specialization, as is similar …, on the other hand, the likelihood to specialize increases with intermarriage. This might result from differences in …

Sectoral labor supply shortage is a cause of concern in many OECD countries and has raised support for immigration as a … compensating wage differential for working in one sector rather than in another. We identify price and wage effects of immigration … majority vote on immigration into a given sector as well as the social optimum. The main findings are that i) the old determine …

of immigration? Does social interaction affect this preference or is the immigration preference completely in line with … immigration than the highly educated. Experience with foreigners arising from social contact matters in positively appreciating … significant effect on the evaluation of the number of foreigners present. The biggest effect on immigration preferences is …

. In an effort to understand these gaps, Canada's immigration policy and outcomes are contrasted to the Swedish immigration … experience. The nature of immigration and structural differences involving the domestic labour markets are hypothesized to …, the timing of immigrant entry with respect to the business cycle, and changes in the rates of immigration flows, that may …

New Zealand there has been an implicit underlying assumption that immigration is good for economic growth, as evidenced by … the attempted use of immigration to resolve particular labour market problems. This paper uses the growth accounting … policy framework to discuss the mechanisms through which immigration can impact economic growth. It reviews the contemporary …

New Zealand immigration policy settings are based on the assumption that the macroeconomic impacts of immigration may … are possible. Reviewing the literature, the balance of evidence suggests that while past immigration has, at times, had … significant net benefits, over the past couple of decades the positive effects of immigration on per capita growth, productivity …