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The healthy immigrant paradox and health convergence
Constant, Amelie - 2017
insights into the Healthy Immigrant Paradox and the health assimilation of immigrants as we also elucidate selection and … host country, converging to the health of natives or becoming even worse. A deeper understanding of immigrant health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012119651
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The healthy immigrant paradox and health convergence
Constant, Amelie - 2017
insights into the Healthy Immigrant Paradox and the health assimilation of immigrants as we also elucidate selection and … host country, converging to the health of natives or becoming even worse. A deeper understanding of immigrant health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011735974
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Economic and Anthropological Assessments of the Health of Children in Maya Immigrant Families in the Us
Smith, Patricia K.; Bogin, Barry; Varela Silva, Maria Ines - 2008
heavier than both Guatemalan Maya and White American children, and have high rates of overweight and obesity. Quantile …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014080492
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Economic Diaspora : A Literature Review
Ulrika, Maude - 2021
The purpose of this study is to present in a complete way the kernel of such a production. People migrate and this decision is sometimes permanent, but there are links with the country of origin that stand up to time and distances. With respect to this, the so called economic diaspora well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013234737
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Social Network and in Kinship International Migration
Christidis, Les - 2021
Kinship, religious and other social networks play a key role in the decision to migrate, and in determining migration journeys and return. This includes the role of family members in host countries, who may encourage prospective migrants through remittances and information. Migrants proactively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013241182
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Income Growth of New Immigrants in Canada : Evidence from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics
Banerjee, Rupa - 2010
The present study examines the income growth of newly arrived immigrants in Canada using growth curve modeling of longitudinal data. The results from this study indicate that recent immigrants, regardless of visible minority status, face initial earnings disadvantage. However, while immigrants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144881
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International Migration and the Economics of Language
Chiswick, Barry R. - 2014
destination, return migration, and ethnic enclaves, among others. Analyses are reported for the immigrant experiences in the US …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013060629
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Economic assimiliation of immigrants arriving from highly developed countries : the case of German immigrants in Sweden and the US
Haberfeld, Yitchak; Birgier, Debora Pricila; Lundh, Christer - 2017
Migration across well-developed countries has been overlooked in the immigration literature. The present study is designed to evaluate the interplay between the effects of host countries' characteristics and self-selection patterns of immigrants from a highly developed country on their economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011796423
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How Much Did Immigrant "Quality" Decline in Late Nineteenth Century America?
Hatton, Timothy J. - 2001
characteristics on arrival. I then apply the estimated wage differentials to the immigrant composition to measure the effect of … changing composition on immigrant earnings. Finally I ask how immigrant earning power changed relative to that of native … Americans. I conclude that immigrant "quality" in terms of earnings did decline due to shifting composition but these effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014146961
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Migration Decision-Making Among Bangladeshi Migrants in Italy : A Combined Model Approach
Mannan, Dr Kazi Abdul - 2020
insight into the vulnerability of immigrant youth along the journey, their adaptation process in Italy, and their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014093945