Why do Immigrant Workers in Australia Perform Better than in Canada? Is it the Immigrants or their Labour Markets?
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Immigrant workers; labour market integration; immigrant selection policy;JEL classification:
- J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2012-04-10 (All new papers)
- NEP-LAB-2012-04-10 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-MIG-2012-04-10 (Economics of Human Migration)
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