The labour-market performance of recent migrants

Clark, Ken; Drinkwater, Stephen

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“…This is because the skills immigrants acquired in their countries of origin may be of lower quality than human capital obtained in the host country. Skills learned in the country of origin may be difficult to transfer, especially if the immigrant has a weak understanding of the labour market norms and the language of the host society (Chiswick 1978;Chiswick, Lee, and Miller 2005;Clark and Drinkwater 2008;Kanas et al 2012). A key factor in determining the labour market performance of new immigrants is the extent to which their education, pre-migration labour market experience, and training obtained abroad are valued at the destination (Blackaby et al 2002;Kee, 1995;Clark and Drinkwater 2008;Kanas and Van Tubergen 2009).…”

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“…Skills learned in the country of origin may be difficult to transfer, especially if the immigrant has a weak understanding of the labour market norms and the language of the host society (Chiswick 1978;Chiswick, Lee, and Miller 2005;Clark and Drinkwater 2008;Kanas et al 2012). A key factor in determining the labour market performance of new immigrants is the extent to which their education, pre-migration labour market experience, and training obtained abroad are valued at the destination (Blackaby et al 2002;Kee, 1995;Clark and Drinkwater 2008;Kanas and Van Tubergen 2009). Moreover, other researchers stressed the importance of proficiency in the host country language in explaining the employment levels immigrants attain at the country of destination, as having better language skills increases the range of jobs in the labour market for which immigrants are qualified (Leslie and Lindley 2001;Dustmann and Fabbri 2003;Berman, Lang, and Siniver 2003;Bleakley and Chin 2004).…”

Section: Theoretical Perspectives and Research Hypotheses 21 Theoretmentioning

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The labour trajectories of immigrant women in Spain: Are there signs of upward social mobility?

Vidal-Coso

Gamundi²

2014

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Section: Theoretical Perspectives and Research Hypotheses 21 Theoretmentioning

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Section: Theoretical Perspectives and Research Hypotheses 21 Theoretmentioning

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The labour trajectories of immigrant women in Spain: Are there signs of upward social mobility?

Vidal-Coso

Gamundi²

2014

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“…These comparisons show that there has been a substantial decline in entry wages and employment levels of immigrants in the US, Canada, the UK, Denmark and Sweden (see e.g. Borjas (1985, 1995b), Lubostky (2007, Borjas and Friedberg (2009) for the US; Baker and Benjamin 1994, Bloom, Grenier, and Gunderson 1995, Grant 1999, Aydemir 2003, Green and Worswick 2003, Li 2003, Aydemir and Skuterud (2005 for Canada; Clark and Drinkwater (2008) for the UK; Rosholm, Scott, and Husted (2006) for Denmark and Sweden).…”

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Skill-based immigrant selection and labor market outcomes by visa category

Aydemir¹

2013

International Handbook on the Economics of Migration

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. www.econstor.eu The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn is a local and virtual international research center and a place of communication between science, politics and business. IZA is an independent nonprofit organization supported by Deutsche Post Foundation. The center is associated with the University of Bonn and offers a stimulating research environment through its international network, workshops and conferences, data service, project support, research visits and doctoral program. IZA engages in (i) original and internationally competitive research in all fields of labor economics, (ii) development of policy concepts, and (iii) dissemination of research results and concepts to the interested public. Terms of use: Documents in D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E SIZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author. Attracting skilled immigrants is emerging as an important policy goal for immigrant receiving countries. This article first discusses the economic rationale for immigrant selection. Selection mechanisms of receiving countries are reviewed in the context of deteriorating labor market outcomes for immigrants across destination countries which fuels the debate on selection. Next, the variation in immigrant characteristics across countries and visa types is discussed. The article then reviews the evidence on labor market outcomes of immigrants by visa category that portrays the experiences of countries with different selection mechanisms and underlines the challenges for realizing aimed benefits of a skill based immigrant selection policy. JEL Classification:J61, J68

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“…The employment pattern of post-accession migrants in the UK and Ireland specifically was characterized by very high (waged) employment rate but mostly in lowskilled and low-paid jobs with limited degree of upward job mobility and earnings that were among the lowest from all migration groups in the countries (Clark & Drinkwater 2008;Drinkwater et al 2009;Blanchflower & Lawton 2010). The educational attainment acquired at home often failed to reflect migrants' earnings as deskilling was a widespread phenomenon especially among the more skilled immigrants: while workers with vocational education typically performed equivalent occupations, migrants with tertiary education qualifications were more likely to take on jobs in elementary occupations (Pollard et al 2008).…”

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European Union: expansion and migration

Kureková¹

2013

The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. www.econstor.eu Terms of use: Documents in P O L I C Y P A P E R S E R I E S ABSTRACT European Union Expansion and MigrationThis paper concisely reviews what we know about the experience of an enlarging European Union with free movement of workers within its borders. We focus on the two most recent, Eastern, enlargement waves of 2004 and 2007. We first assess the actual migration flows following the enlargements against the pre-enlargement expectations and perceptions. We then review the effects of these flows on the labor markets of receiving as well as sending countries. We conclude that the available evidence does not indicate negative effects on the receiving countries' labor markets or welfare systems. From the sending countries' perspective the risks of out-migration lie in skill shortages in affected occupations or sectors as well as the potential (in)stability of their public finances, whereas the potential benefits may materialize through brain circulation. Overall, free mobility can be described as one of the key achievements, and success stories, of European integration.JEL Classification: F22, J61

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The labour-market performance of recent migrants

Cited by 119 publications

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The labour trajectories of immigrant women in Spain: Are there signs of upward social mobility?

The labour trajectories of immigrant women in Spain: Are there signs of upward social mobility?

Skill-based immigrant selection and labor market outcomes by visa category

European Union: expansion and migration

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