Immigrants in a Booming Economy: Analysing their Earnings and Welfare Dependence * Ireland’s exceptional economic growth in recent years has led to an influx of immigrants. Given the favourable economic climate into which these immigrants are arriving, it is interesting to ask how their earnings and welfare dependence compare with the native population. To the extent that strong economic growth...

This paper uses data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to analyze the relationship between self-reported health (SRH) and literacy and numeracy proficiency for immigrants compared to U.S.-born respondents and for Hispanic versus Asian immigrants. The research questions were: (1) Are literacy and numeracy scores associated with adults' SRH? (2) Are a...

This study provides some preliminary insights about the hiring policies at firm level concerning immigrants. In the most recent years, Spain experienced a huge entrance of immigrants and this entrance produced interesting effects on the structure of the local labor market. Rather than focusing on the study of the complementarity and substitutability between natives and immigrants, this analysis...

Unauthorized immigrants and other immigrants who have been in the United States for less than five years have few options for accessing health care through public programs. In light of the ongoing national debate about immigration reform and the impact of the Affordable Care Act on immigrants, we examined differences in health care spending by nativity and legal status using Medical Expenditure...

Abstract During the first (spring 2020) and second wave (autumn of COVID-19 pandemic, Poland was among countries with strictest regulation, lockdown, national quarantine. The pandemic has significantly influenced situation enterprises, especially for immigrants. main aim contribution this paper is analysis immigrant’s during from perspective companies. research goal identification strategies ad...

While destination-country education provides many potential advantages for immigrants, empirical studies in Australia, Canada and the USA have produced mixed results on the labour outcomes of immigrants who are former international students. This study uses large national longitudinal datasets to examine cross-cohort trends and within-cohort changes in earnings among three groups of young unive...

In recent years the genetic algorithm community has shown a growing interest in studying dynamic optimization problems. Several approaches have been devised. The random immigrants and memory schemes are two major ones. The random immigrants scheme addresses dynamic environments by maintaining the population diversity while the memory scheme aims to adapt genetic algorithms quickly to new enviro...

Non-cognitive skills are increasingly essential in the labor market, especially given technological advances and evolving work environments. Unequal distribution of non-cognitive among various groups population may contribute to market inequalities. This article investigates significance for immigrant-native inequalities European market. Specifically, we examine potential differences between na...

High aspirations can be an important factor for educational attainment, especially youth in disadvantaged schools who are otherwise more likely to leave school early. In this article, I study the relationships between pre-migration status, social capital, and among Swedish schools, using data on 960 students collected 2014. Regression results showed that access capital was related both factors ...

the present study examines the income growth of newly arrived immigrants in Canada using growth curve modeling of longitudinal data. the results from this study indicate that recent immigrants, regardless of visible minority status, face initial earnings disadvantage. However, while immigrants of European origins experience a period of " catch up " early in their Canadian careers, which allows ...