Immigrant Employment and Earnings Growth in Canada and the U.S.: Evidence from Longitudinal Data

Abstract

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The cost of immigrants’ occupational mismatch and the effectiveness of postarrival policies in Canada

“…The inability of immigrants to practice in their trained occupation has also been blamed for the substantial decline in new immigrants' earnings in the last decades and the generally slower labor market integration of immigrants since the 1970s, which has been well documented in the literature (Picot and Sweetman 2012;Borjas 2013;Dustmann and Fabbri 2005;Kaushal et al 2015). As noted by Sweetman et al (2015), there is a common perception that a deficiency in foreign qualification recognition and the excessive cost of reentry in regulated (or self-regulated) occupations following migration hinders the labor market-integration of new immigrants.…”

Prior host-country work experience and immigrant labor market outcomes: evidence from Canada

“…Clarke and Skuterud (2013) compare the performance of immigrants to Australia and Canada to determine which country does better in selecting immigrants. Using longitudinal data, (Kaushal et al 2015) compare the earnings and employment growth of immigrants in Canada and the USA. van de and Voitchovsky (2015) provide a review of the Australian skilled immigrant selection program.…”