This paper uses survey data on employment immigrants in Australia and the United States to identify the main … determinants of the size and skill composition of employment immigrants to developed countries. Our approach emphasizes the key … composition of employment migrants. There is no evidence that the differences in the selection mechanism used to screen employment …

examine employment and earnings among Chinese immigrants who were likely beneficiaries of the U.S. government's actions … measures - highly-educated immigrants from mainland China experienced significant employment and earnings gains during the 1990 …

that the two dimensions of the extensive margin, the employment rate and the participation rate, explain the most of the …

Surveys (ATUS) to investigate the effects of employment on the time a student spends on homework and other major activities … outcomes. Our results suggest that employment decreases the time that high school students spend on human …

It has been well documented that employment outcomes often differ considerably across areas. This paper examines the … external effects on labor force participation and employment for U.S. metropolitan area residents. The empirical results … employment for both women and men. We also find that less educated workers generally receive the largest external benefits. …

Gender wage and employment gaps are negatively correlated across countries. We argue that non-random selection of women …, if women who are employed tend to have relatively high-wage characteristics, low female employment rates may become …, all countries in which gender employment gaps are high. In particular, correction for employment selection explains more …

improved the position of white females. There has been a growth in incorporated self-employment rates of white women in …