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This study investigates the emotional experiences of immigrants and native- born individuals in the United States …. The results reveal that when viewed through the evaluation lenses of the general US population, immigrants engage in less … assessments, immigrants are more optimistic and perceive these activities as associated with higher levels of happiness and …
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We compare the allocation of time of native men and women married to immigrants against their counterparts in all … immigrant men married to native daughters of immigrants from the same region get more benefits from intermarriage than other … immigrants. …
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married to immigrants with that of their counterparts in all-native couples. We find that when intermarried to a native some … why immigrant men married to native daughters of immigrants from the same region get more benefits from intermarriage than … other immigrants. …
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This paper analyzes what the author views as the current top ten myths and fallacies regarding immigration and immigration policy in the United States.
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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 …
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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 …
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of immigrants from Norway, Poland, Turkey, and Iran is brought forth. The comparative approach shows that immigrants in …
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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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continuum of tasks in each sector and we augment it to include immigrants with heterogeneous productivity in tasks. We use this … pushed natives toward more communication-intensive tasks while it has pushed immigrants away from them. …
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. This paper examines whether this differential is related to the quality of the schooling immigrants acquired abroad. The … is associated with a higher payoff to schooling among immigrants in the US labor market. This higher payoff is associated … quality on the immigrant selection process, rather than the quality of immigrants' schooling per se, that is the major driver …
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