immigrants to the United States (US) and Canada are compared. These countries’ immigration policies have diverged on important … on skill requirements in Canada, making for interesting comparisons. Of particular note is the educational attainment of … US immigrants which is currently lower than that in Canada and is expected to influence future second generations causing …

to the United States and Canada are compared. These countries' immigration flows have large differences in source … countries, scale and timing, and Canada has a much larger policy emphasis on skilled workers. Following from these, the … educational attainment of US immigrants is currently lower than that in Canada and the intergenerational transmission of education …

the United States and Canada are compared. These countries' immigration flows have large differences in source countries …, scale and timing, and Canada has a much larger policy emphasis on skilled workers. Following from these, the educational … attainment of US immigrants is currently lower than that in Canada and the intergenerational transmission of education is …

This paper examines the difference between the payoffs to schooling for immigrants and the native born in Canada, using … immigrants' human capital, and under-education to favourable selection in immigration. The results show that immigrants have a … effects of under-education, or selection in immigration, are, however, twice as large as the effects of over-education, or …

international transferability of immigrants' human capital, and undereducation to favorable selection in immigration. Comparisons … are offered with findings from analyses for the US and Canada to enable assessment of the relative impacts of favorable …

decisions of migrants regarding their own educational investment and their expectations about future migration plans may affect … in certain types of human capital. In addition, migrants and their children may create externalities that influence …

-native achievement gaps, but we find evidence for a detrimental impact for less integrated migrants. …

parent's subsequent income in Canada. … child immigrants (the 1.5 generation) and the second generation in some countries. However, in Canada, child immigrants and … the second generation have on average integrated very well economically. We examine the importance of Canada's admission …