Upon arrival in a host country, immigrants often have lower obesity rates (as measured for instance by BMI-body mass … the flow of immigrants into host countries with higher obesity rates, it is important to understand the consequences of … and the use of public services. In particular, policies could find ways to improve immigrants' access to health care for …

social networks by immigrants to find jobs has a significant impact on wages in both countries, the effect is positive in …The most commonly used model of labor market incorporation among immigrants in the United States analyzes their … may lose much of its explanatory power in other societies, where immigrants encounter different labor market conditions …

, we estimate the causal effects of a firm's bilateral trade on employment and wages of immigrants from that country. We …We examine if international trade improves labor market integration of immigrants in Sweden. Immigrants participate … immigrants from that country. By hiring immigrants, a firm may access foreign knowledge and networks needed to overcome …

.5 percentage points and raises their hourly wages by 19.8 percent relative to immigrants without recognition. We show that the …In this paper, we analyze how the formal recognition of immigrants' foreign occupational qualifications affects their … information to their administrative records, allowing us to observe immigrants at monthly intervals before, during and after their …