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The Job Search and Education Investments of Immigrant Families

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Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. () (SPEAR Centre, RSSS, Australian National University, Canberra and IZA, Bonn)
Connolly, Marie D. (Department of Business & Economics, Chatham College, Pittsburg)
Worswick, Christopher (Department of Economics, Carleton University, Ottawa)

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This paper examines the post-migration investments in schooling and job search of immigrant families using new longitudinal data for Australia. Higher education levels at time of arrival are associated with a greater probability of enrolling in school after migration. In households where the visa category would suggest that post-migration investments may be important, we find higher rates of school enrollment and job search. Traditional gender roles appear to dictate which partner makes the investments in formal schooling. However, comparative labor market advantage, captured by principal applicant status appears to dictate which partner makes greater investments in job search.

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Paper provided by Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in its series IZA Discussion Papers with number 290.

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Keywords: Immigrants; human capital investments; job search;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - General

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  1. Deborah Cobb-Clark & Thomas F Crossley, . "Gender, Comparative Advantage and Labor Market Activity in Immigrant Families," Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers 46, McMaster University. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Deborah Cobb-Clark & Thomas F. Crossley, 2002. "Revisiting the Family Investment Hypothesis," Department of Economics Working Papers 2002-04, McMaster University. [Downloadable!]
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