individual earnings and use them to estimate a discrete-choice migration equation that allows for correlated errors across … destinations and a rich structure of migration costs. We find that earnings significantly shape individual migration decisions …, even in an episode in which Ecuadorians mostly chose Spain where earnings were lower than in the US, and they contribute to …

the impact of this mismatch on the earnings, of high-skilled adult male immigrants in the US labor market. Analyses for … schooling that are above that which is usual for a worker's occupation are associated with very low increases in earnings … earnings. This ineffective use of surplus education appears across all occupations and high-skilled education levels. Although …

This paper examines the way immigrant earnings are determined in Australia. It uses the overeducation …

This paper examines whether the results of the earnings equation developed in the overeducation/required eduation …, by level of skill, and by occupation. While point estimates differ, particularly when earnings equations are estimated …

paper uses the Over-education/ Required education/Under-education specification of the earnings equation to explore the …

high levels of English language proficiency and earnings. They experience disadvantages in both dimensions at arrival, but … earnings of other immigrants. This pattern is seen in the most recent data, the American Community Survey, 2005 to 2009, which … of schooling and English proficiency. Moreover, they appear to secure greater earnings payoffs in the US labor market …

language proficiency and labor market earnings of male and female immigrants to the United States. Design … model and their labor market earnings using the human capital earnings function that is estimated with an ordinary least … earnings, and those from countries with a greater concentration of Catholic missionaries exhibit lower levels of both, compared …

) the offspring of the immigrants invest more in human capital than the United States natives; (v) the earnings ratio …