39 research outputs found
Testing the immigrant assimilation hypothesis with longitudinal data
Immigrants, Earnings, Assimilation, Panel data, Israel, J24, J31, J61, F22,
Who Stays? Who Goes? Selective Emigration Among the Foreign-Born
Immigration, Emigration, Foreign-born,
The quantity and quality of new immigrants to the US
Immigration, Cohort quality, Wage effects, Segmented labor markets, F22, J31, J61,
Generational Differences in Cohabitation and Marriage in the US
Cohabitation, Generational status, Immigration, Marriage, Nativity,
A Profile of US-Mexico Border Mobility Among a Stratified Random Sample of Hispanics Living in the El Paso-Juarez Area
Do Migrants get Good Jobs in Australia? The Role of Ethnic Networks in Job Search
We study the role of ethnic networks in migrants' job search and the quality of jobs they find in the first years of settlement. We find that there are initial downward movements along the occupational ladder, followed by improvements. As a result of restrictions in welfare eligibility since 1997, we study whether this increases the probability that new migrants accept 'bad jobs' quickly and then move onto better jobs over time. Holding employability constant, our results support this view. However, accounting for their higher employability, new migrants seem to fare better up to 1.5 years after settlement.16 page(s