Income of immigrants and their return

Govert Bijwaard

IZA World of Labor, 2015, No 141, 141

Abstract: The majority of immigrants stay only temporarily in the host country. When many migrations are temporary, it is important to know who leaves and who stays, and why. The key questions for the host country are whether immigrants are net contributors to the welfare system and whether migrants assimilate quickly. The key questions for the home country are whether migrants return and who returns. The host country gains when unsuccessful migrants leave, while the home country may gain when successful migrants leave. Empirical evidence reveals that both low-income-earning and high-income-earning migrants leave the host country quite soon.

Keywords: temporary migration; labor mobility; labor market performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C41 F22 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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