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Probit analysis to a sample of over 37,900 employed males. We focus on the occupational attainment of immigrants and the …
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influence of reading performance on math performance, highlighting the importance of early language support for immigrants for …
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This paper takes advantage of the Taiwan Assessment of Student Achievement data set to empirically evaluate whether the test score differentials between pupils with immigrant and native mothers are substantial across subjects, grades and years. Our results show that there exist test score...
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We investigate the difference in homeownership rates between natives and first-generation immigrants in France, and how … rates for immigrants. Although entrants have on average better education than people staying in the territory for the entire … for stayers. Leavers have a positive effect on the evolution of homeownership rates for immigrants because they have a low …
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immigrants to the United States by using the pooled files of the American Community Survey (2005-09). We consider the colonial … immigrants from countries with a high concentration of Protestant missionaries tend to exhibit higher levels of English …
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Self‐employment constitutes a vital part of the economy since entrepreneurs can provide not only employment for themselves but also for others. The link between self‐employment and immigration is, however, complex since self‐employment can be viewed as both a haven from the paid labour...
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Immigrants are widely perceived to be highly entrepreneurial, contributing to economic growth and innovation, and self …-employment is often viewed as a means of enhancing labor market integration and success among immigrants. Accordingly, many … upward economic mobility among low-skilled immigrants. More broadly prioritizing high-skilled immigrants may prove to be more …
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immigrants if employers perceive them as less skilled than native-born workers--and vice versa. Studies indicate that a higher … minimum wage does not hurt immigrants, but there is no consensus on whether immigrants benefit at the expense of natives …. Studies also reach disparate conclusions on whether higher minimum wages attract or repel immigrants. …
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In common anti-immigrant rhetoric, concerns are raised that immigrants bring diseases with them to the host country … across multiple regions and host countries has documented that when immigrants arrive in the host country they are healthier … spent in the host country, however, and immigrants' health status converges toward (or below) that of native residents. …
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and political participation. However, despite its vital importance, many immigrants never reach adequate proficiency in … designing measures to improve language acquisition. Empirical evidence shows that immigrants differ in their ability to learn …
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