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This paper investigates the impact of opening the labor market to qualified immigrants who hold fully equivalent diplomas as natives and share the same mother tongue. Leveraging the 2002 opening of the Swiss labor market to qualified workers from the European Union, we show that the policy led...
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/substitutability between same-language immigrants and natives with different levels of labor market experience …
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emphasis on their advantages and disadvantages. The recent immigration policies of a number of major immigrant … and international students is discussed, as is and the recent emergence of two-step immigration policies that favor … temporary migrants already in the country as sources of permanent immigration. An overview of key results in the literature on …
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migrants arrive. Thus, it is increasingly important to consider what role differences in culture and language play in migration … decisions. Recent work shows that culture and language may explain migration patterns to developed countries even better than … in culture and language may create barriers that prevent the full realization of the potential economic gains from …
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This study provides an account of the dynamics of the dominant language adjustment process among immigrants in … language skills in immigrant selection. A difference between differences approach is used to isolate the impacts of these … category, educational attainment and age at migration impact on immigrant's language skills. The increased English Proficiency …
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We examine the role of education in fostering the economic integration of immigrants. Although immigrants in Europe are – on average – slightly less educated than native individuals, there is a large heterogeneity across countries. We discuss evidence on student performance in international...
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This paper studies the impact of U.S. immigration barriers on global knowledge production. We present four key findings … developing countries. Fourth, certain ‘push’ incentives that reduce immigration barriers—by addressing financing constraints for …
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Current immigration policies overlook the unique challenges faced by immigrant children, resulting in higher dropout … as a route to permanent immigration, needlessly separates children from their parents …
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understanding of how stricter immigration policy, such as the Legal Arizona Workers Act (LAWA), may affect college enrollment and …
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policy ; immigration ; labor market outcomes …
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