This paper develops a descriptive methodology for the analysis of wage growth of immigrants, based on human capital … capital theory, we derive a non-linear model that imposes restrictions across the earning equations of natives and immigrants …. The two earning functions are estimated jointly, using repeated cross section data. Using data on immigrants from the …

Labour market assimilation of Danish first generation male immigrants is analysed based on two panel data sets covering … the population of immigrants and 10% of the Danish population during 1984-1995. Wages and employment probabilities are … due to missing wage information. The results show that immigrants assimilate partially to Danes, but the assimilation …

The social contract of the welfare state can be strained by the arrival of immigrants who receive welfare payments … financed by citizens? taxes. We show, however, that the presence of unemployed immigrants receiving welfare payments is …

earnings among adult male Jewish immigrants in Israel, using the 1972 Census of Israel. Among other findings, Hebrew speaking … earn 2 percent less than Hebrew speaking immigrants who speak neither of these languages. Comparisons are made to a study … of immigrants in the 1983 Census of Israel, and immigrants in other countries. Estimates of the rate of return to the …

of immigrants from Norway, Poland, Turkey, and Iran is brought forth. The comparative approach shows that immigrants in …

examined the questions of immigrant welfare use and the responsiveness of immigrants to the incentives created by welfare … particular on issues where the European literature is thin. One set of papers asks whether immigrants who are more likely to use … asks if immigrants use welfare more intensively than natives and if they assimilate out of or into welfare participation …