Upon arrival to a new country, many immigrants face job downgrading, a phenomenon describing workers being in jobs far … below where they would be assigned based on their skills. Downgrading leads to immigrants receiving lower returns to the … examines the determinants of skill downgrading among two types of immigrants - refugees and economic immigrants - in the German …

This paper analyzes the Hebrew language proficiency, probability of employment, and labor market earnings of immigrants … features of the analysis include the study of long-duration immigrants (3 to 20 years), and analyses for: males and females … and non-Jewish immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU), in addition to standard immigration, demographic, and human …

, 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 …

, 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 …

We apply a monopoly trade union model and analyze employment, wage and budgetary effects of (i) an inflow of migrant … (decreases) the employment level, if the union represents (does not represent) migrant workers. -- migration ; welfare state …

This paper investigates the long-term effects on immigrant earnings and employment from labor market conditions …

The paper uses a large survey (GSOEP) to analyze the labor market performance of immigrants in Germany. It finds that … gap is smaller for immigrants from advanced countries, with good German language skills, and with a German degree, and … explains half of the wage gap. Immigrants are also initially less likely to participate in the labor market and more likely to …

As immigrants born in developing countries and their descendants represent a growing share of the working ….5% for first- and second-generation immigrants, respectively. However, controlling for a wide range of observables (e.g. age … first-generation immigrants born in developing countries still experience a sizeable adjusted wage gap (2.7%), there is no …

As immigrants born in developing countries and their descendants represent a growing share of the working ….5% for first- and second-generation immigrants, respectively. However, controlling for a wide range of observables (e.g. age … first-generation immigrants born in developing countries still experience a sizeable adjusted wage gap (2.7%), there is no …

Immigrants do not fare as well as natives in economic terms; even after including many controls, an unexplained part … outcomes of immigrants, their behavior and their often perceived as irrational and suboptimal choices. Quantifying ethnic … or the earnings of immigrants. The thin but burgeoning theoretical and empirical literature shows that ethnic identity …