Contrary to the welfare magnet hypothesis, empirical evidence suggests that immigration decisions are not made on the … between immigrants and non-immigrants rather than to immigration status per se. Moreover, evidence in some countries suggests …

This paper surveys recent empirical studies on the economic impacts of immigration. The survey first examines the … magnitude of immigration as an economic phenomenon in various host countries. The second part deals with the assimilation of … immigrant workers into host-country labor markets and concomitant effects for natives. The paper then turns to immigration …

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immigration. -- immigration ; welfare spending …

. In an effort to understand these gaps, Canada’s immigration policy and outcomes are contrasted to the Swedish immigration … experience. The nature of immigration and structural differences involving the domestic labour markets are hypothesized to …, the timing of immigrant entry with respect to the business cycle, and changes in the rates of immigration flows, that may …