Skill-based immigration, economic integration, and economic performance

Studies for major immigrant-receiving countries provide evidence on the comparative economic performance of immigrant classes (skill-, kinship-, and humanitarian-based). Developed countries are increasingly competing for high-skilled immigrants, who perform better in the labor market. However, there are serious challenges to their economic integration, which highlights a need for complementary immigration and integration policies.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Aydemir, Abdurrahman
Published in:	IZA World of Labor. - Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), ISSN 2054-9571. - 2014
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	immigrant selection \| immigration policy \| economic outcomes \| visa channels \| point system \| human capital

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.15185/izawol.41 [DOI] 846566990 [GVK] hdl:10419/125267 [Handle] RePEc:iza:izawol:journl:y:2014:n:41 [RePEc]
Classification:	J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers ; J68 - Public Policy
Source:	EconStor

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