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This paper analyses the role of social capital on immigrants' labour market outcomes. We use the principal component …
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migration varies. Consistent with our theoretical model, we estimate a negative relationship between immigrants' retirement … immigrants who are near the retirement age. …
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immigrants. It presents a model of immigrant destination language acquisition based on economic incentives, exposure to the … destination language, and efficiency in second language acquisition. A unique data set, the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to …
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This study develops a theoretical framework for the study of the tendency for immigrant groups to be geographically concentrated. Testing the model for Australia shows that the extent of geographic concentration of immigrant groups is negatively related to age at migration, duration of residence...
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Using an immigrant assimilation framework, this paper develops a model of the occupational mobility of immigrants and … tests the hypotheses using data on adult males from the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia. The theoretical …
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This paper uses the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia to analyze the determinants of the level and growth … in earnings of adult male immigrants in their first 3.5 years in Australia. The theoretical framework is based on the … for immigrants with higher levels of skill and who are economic/skills tested migrants, as distinct from family based and …
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This paper analyzes the relationship between immigrants' retirement status and the prevalence of return migration from … for Australia. We find that immigrants, particularly immigrant women, are more likely to be retired than are native …
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This paper analyzes the relationship between immigrants' retirement status and the prevalence of return migration from … for Australia. We find that immigrants, particularly immigrant women, are more likely to be retired than are native …
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This paper examines the post-migration investments in schooling and job search of immigrant families using new longitudinal data for Australia. Higher education levels at time of arrival are associated with a greater probability of enrolling in school after migration. In households where the...
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and political participation. However, despite its vital importance, many immigrants never reach adequate proficiency in … designing measures to improve language acquisition. Empirical evidence shows that immigrants differ in their ability to learn …
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