We examine the ability of immigrants to transfer the occupational human capital they acquired prior to immigration. We … less intently on manual skills. Following immigration, they find initial employment in occupations that require the …

Many immigrant destination countries face considerable pressure to change their immigration policies. One of the most … be more efficient than current ways of allocating visas, could boost the economic contribution of immigration to the …

Based on the current European discussion about immigration policy, this paper gives an overview of central economic … consequences of immigration for a host country's labor market. The most important theoretical arguments are presented and evaluated … against the available empirical evidence. The paper concludes that immigration cannot per se be considered as good or bad for …

Based on the current European discussion about immigration policy, this paper gives an overview of central economic … consequences of immigration for a host country?s labor market. The most important theoretical arguments are presented and evaluated … against the available empirical evidence. The paper concludes that immigration cannot per se be considered as good or bad for …

Based on the current European discussion about immigration policy, this paper gives an overview of central economic … consequences of immigration for a host country=s labor market. The most important theoretical arguments are presented and evaluated … against the available empirical evidence. The paper concludes that immigration cannot per se be considered as good or bad for …

urgency for national immigration policies that attract skilled migrants. Devising the optimal policy for the acquisition of … immigration flows at the upper end of the skills distribution – where economic growth potential is highest – in reality, such … a system tends to have more influence on immigration flows at the bottom end of the distribution. The Federal Skilled …