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The effect of enclave residence on the labour force activities of immigrants in Canada
Tu, Jiong - 2010
It has been well documented that immigrants' clustering of residence in large cities has been associated with the creation of a number of ethnic enclaves. The intensive exposure to own-ethnic population could affect immigrant labour market involvement positively or negatively. However, no extant...
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From engineer to taxi driver? : language proficiency and the occupational skills of immigrants
Imai, Susumu; Stacey, Derek; Warman, Casey - 2018
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 …
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Immigration and innovation : evidence from Canadian cities
Blit, Joel; Skuterud, Mikal; Zhang, Jue - 2017
model of skilled immigration policy. Our estimates suggest unambiguously smaller beneficial impacts of increasing the …
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Chronic low income among immigrants in Canada and its communities
Picot, Garnett; Lu, Yuqian - 2017
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International students, immigration and earnings growth : the effect of a pre-immigration Canadian university education
Hou, Feng; Lu, Yuqian - 2017
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Public attitudes towards immigration in Canada : decreased support and increased political polarization
Mohamadian, Mehdi; Javdani, Mohsen; Heroux-Legault, Maxime - 2024
We explore the evolution and determinants of attitudes towards immigration in Canada, utilizing Canadian Election … until the mid-2000s, followed by a shift around 2008 towards gradually more negative attitudes towards immigration. To … has become increasingly significant in influencing attitudes toward immigration. …
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Social ties and the job search of recent immigrants
Goel, Deepti; Lang, Kevin - 2016
In this paper we highlight a specific mechanism through which social networks help in job search. We characterize the strength of a network by its likelihood of providing a job offer. Using a theoretical model we show that the wage differential in jobs found using networks versus those found...
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Introduction to Putting Family First: Migration and Integration in Canada
Bauder, Harald; Ali, Mehrunnisa Ahmad; Shields, John - 2019
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Confronting the challenge of immigrant and refugee student underachievement : policies and practices from Canada, New Zealand and the European Union
Bilgili, Özge; Volante, Louis; Klinger, Don A.; … - 2019
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Immigration and innovation : evidence from Canadian cities
Blit, Joel; Skuterud, Mikal; Zhang, Jue - 2017
model of skilled immigration policy. Our estimates suggest unambiguously smaller beneficial impacts of increasing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012064015