We study the effect of reducing welfare assistance on migrants' long-term integration in Australia. The policy … announced after their arrival. Using a regression discontinuity design and 21 years of administrative welfare data, we find … significant reductions in welfare receipt, where the gap widened over time, and stabilized in the long run. Benefit receipt …

The most commonly used model of labor market incorporation among immigrants in the United States analyzes their … may lose much of its explanatory power in other societies, where immigrants encounter different labor market conditions … social networks by immigrants to find jobs has a significant impact on wages in both countries, the effect is positive in …