New Zealand’s immigration system aims to enhance well-being by promoting economic development, reuniting families and … meeting humanitarian objectives. Immigration is high and residence admissions are focused on the high skilled to enhance … economic outcomes. Empirical evidence suggests that immigration has had small positive effects on per capita incomes and has …

Canada’s immigration policy aims to promote economic development by selecting immigrants with high levels of human …-class immigrants, who are selected for their skills, are by far the largest group. The immigration system has been highly successful … language skills and a decline in returns to pre-immigration labour market experience. Canada has responded by modifying its …

literacy and the likelihood of participating in adult education is also explored. Lower employment prospects for immigrants are … well explained by lower literacy proficiency, lower education and less favourable socio-economic backgrounds. This Working …

responsive to changes in cyclical conditions. Immigration provides the skills that the Irish economy needs. The crisis triggered … a sharp reversal in migration flows, with immigration suddenly halting and emigration increasing. A large proportion of … emigration is highly qualified, as is a high proportion of immigration. This pattern of “brain exchange” can contribute to …

the world economy and safeguard high prosperity and well-being. Many students, especially those with an immigration … background, lack solid core skills and competences that weakens the skills-base. Vocational and tertiary education do not always … ensure that tertiary education provides the right skills. Beyond education, effective re-skilling and up-skilling programmes …

policies. Some regional disparities are high and need to be reduced. High regional dispersion in education and job outcomes …

. Educational outcomes could be improved through raising the attractiveness of the teacher profession, improving teacher education …

potential reasons for persisting disparities and assesses recent policy initiatives to reduce them. Stark gaps in education …