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, depending on the development of domestic labour participation. Persistently high immigration numbers, however, will defer the … demographic caused decline of the workforce for some years. In contrast, even high, if realistic, immigration flows will only slow …
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The issue of international migration has moved to the top of the political agenda in recent years. The heated media debates tend to hide the fact that the phenomenon of modern migration is complex and multifaceted; actually, there are few social issues where popular opinion and the research...
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immigration in the United States (using IPUMS Data), which the related literature has clearly neglected thus far despite long …
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I study the impact of Canada's expansive immigration policy launched in 2016 on labour shortages in six regions of the …, and after the 2020-2021 pandemic. Since immigration not only expands the supply of labour, but also adds to the demand for …-sense belief that more immigration contributes to reducing economy-wide labour scarcity is wrong and constitutes a dangerous …
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The demand for skills exceeds supply, both within the Pacific Islands and the high-income countries of the Pacific Rim. Enhancing skilled migration therefore has the potential to generate large economic gains. The Global Skill Partnership is a migration model that can support such mutually...
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in wage premia and employment across the firm pay distribution, during a large immigration wave in Germany. These adverse …
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We examine the impact of state level legislation against the hiring of unauthorized immigrants on employment opportunities among competing low-skilled workers. Our focus is on the role of E-Verify mandates and specifically, we test for effects of the 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act (LAWA) on...
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Restricting immigration to young and skilled immigrants using a point system, as in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand …
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We study the short-term trajectories of employment, hours worked, and real wages of immigrants in Canada and the U.S. using nationally representative longitudinal datasets covering 1996-2008. Models with person fixed effects show that on average immigrant men in Canada do not experience any...
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In this paper we analyse the impact of labour market conditions at immigration on school performance for the immigrants …
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