immigrants from different countries and arriving under different immigration policy regimes vary in their probability of over …-qualification. The results suggest that both country of origin (sending factor) and immigration policy (selecting factor) matter and that …

We study immigration policy in a small receiving economy under self-selection of migrants. We show that a non …-discriminatory immigration policy choice affects and is affected by the migratory decisions of skilled and unskilled foreign workers. From this … interaction multiple equilibria may arise, which are driven by the natives' expectations on the welfare effects of immigration. In …

We study immigration policy in a small receiving economy under self-selection of migrants. We show that a non …-discriminatory immigration policy choice affects and is affected by the migratory decisions of skilled and unskilled foreign workers. From this … interaction multiple equilibria may arise, which are driven by the natives' expectations on the welfare effects of immigration. In …

Restricting immigration to young and skilled immigrants using a point system, as in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand …

We study immigration policy in a small receiving economy under self-selection of migrants. We show that a non …-discriminatory immigration policy choice affects and is affected by the migratory decisions of skilled and unskilled foreign workers. From this … interaction multiple equilibria may arise, which are driven by the natives' expectations on the welfare effects of immigration. In …

Switzerland implemented an immigration quota system to manage the inflow of immigration between 1970 and 2002. This … potential endogeneity issue. The author finds that the immigration quota system slowed down the growth of foreign population in … Switzerland, but had no impact on unemployment. Moreover, such immigration restriction lowered the average skill level of the …

We study immigration policy in a small receiving economy under self-selection of migrants. We show that a non …-discriminatory immigration policy choice affects and is affected by the migratory decisions of skilled and unskilled foreign workers. From this … interaction multiple equilibria may arise, which are driven by the natives' expectations on the welfare effects of immigration. In …

Immigration has increased rapidly since the late 1990s, driven largely by strong economic growth and high standards of … addressed through a comprehensive approach, helping to make the most of immigration. Successful labour market integration of …

We combine community-level outcomes of 27 votes about immigration issues in Switzerland with census data to estimate … the effect of immigration on natives' attitudes towards immigration. We apply an instrumental variable approach to take … anti-immigration votes, while the presence of culturally similar immigrants does not affect natives' voting behavior at all …