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Social and Behavioral Sciences

W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Immigrants

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Full-Text Articles in Immigration Law

Legal U.S. Immigration: Influences On Gender, Age, And Skill Composition, Michael J. Greenwood, John M. Mcdowell Jan 1999

Legal U.S. Immigration: Influences On Gender, Age, And Skill Composition, Michael J. Greenwood, John M. Mcdowell

Upjohn Press

The authors develop empirical models that enable them to examine the influence of two important determinants - source country characteristics and U.S. immigration policy - on the gender, age, and skills of immigrants coming to America.


Illegal Aliens: Their Employment And Employers, Barry R. Chiswick Jan 1988

Illegal Aliens: Their Employment And Employers, Barry R. Chiswick

Upjohn Press

This study develops and tests hypotheses about the characteristics of the employment of illegal aliens, including wages, investments in job training, job mobility, and workplace and employer characteristics.


International Differences In The Labor Market Performance Of Immigrants, George J. Borjas Jan 1988

International Differences In The Labor Market Performance Of Immigrants, George J. Borjas

Upjohn Press

The author provides substantive insights into the self-selection process that determines the composition of the pool of migrants. He also illustrates the importance of immigration policy in determining both the national origin and skill composition of migrant flow reaching a country of destination.