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Working Papers

2023

1. The economics of Canadian immigration levels
   CLEF Working Paper Series, Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF), University of Waterloo

2020

2. Immigrant earnings returns to post‐migration education: Evidence for Canada, 1999–2013
   Post-Print, HAL
   See also Journal Article Immigrant earnings returns to post‐migration education: Evidence for Canada, 1999–2013, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2018

3. Immigrant Category of Admission and the Earnings of Adults and Children: How far does the Apple Fall?
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   See also Journal Article Immigrant category of admission and the earnings of adults and children: how far does the apple fall?, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2019) View citations (8) (2019)

2017

4. Can Immigrants Insure against Shocks as well as the Native-born?
   BEMPS - Bozen Economics & Management Paper Series, Faculty of Economics and Management at the Free University of Bozen
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016)
   Monash Economics Working Papers, Monash University, Department of Economics (2016)
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2016)
   See also Journal Article Can immigrants insure against shocks as well as the native-born?, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) (2018)

2016

5. Immigrant Category of Admission of the Parents and Outcomes of the Children: How far does the Apple Fall?
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) View citations (1)
6. Temporary Foreign Workers and Firms: Theory and Canadian Evidence
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) View citations (2)
   Also in CLEF Working Paper Series, Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF), University of Waterloo (2016) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Temporary foreign workers and firms: Theory and Canadian evidence, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2015

7. Technological Change, Occupational Tasks and Declining Immigrant Outcomes: Implications for Earnings and Income Inequality in Canada
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
   See also Journal Article Technological change, occupational tasks and declining immigrant outcomes: Implications for earnings and income inequality in Canada, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2015) View citations (22) (2015)
8. Wage Returns to Mid-Career Investments in Job Training through Employer-Supported Course Enrollment: Evidence for Canada
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Wage returns to mid-career investments in job training through employer supported course enrollment: evidence for Canada, IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Springer (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2014

9. Technological Change and Declining Immigrant Outcomes, Implications for Income Inequality in Canada
   CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics

2013

10. Does adult training benefit Canadian workers?
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (1)
11. Improving Immigrant Selection: Further Changes Are Required Before Increasing Inflows
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
12. Retirement Incomes, Labour Supply and Co-residency Decisions of Older Immigrants in Canada: 1991-2006
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics

2012

13. Immigrant Selection Systems and Occupational Outcomes of International Medical Graduates in Canada and the United States
    Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University View citations (3)
    Also in Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (2011) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Immigrant Selection Systems and Occupational Outcomes of International Medical Graduates in Canada and the United States, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (2015) View citations (7) (2015)

2011

14. Incidence and Returns to Apprenticeship Training in Canada: the Role of Family Background and Immigrant Status
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics

2010

15. The determinants of the migration decisions of immigrant and non-immigrant physicians in Canada
    Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University View citations (2)

2009

16. Improving Canada's Immigration Policy
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (10)
17. Mandatory Retirement Rules And The Retirement Decisions Of University Professors In Canada
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article Mandatory Retirement Rules and the Retirement Decisions of University Professors in Canada, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (9) (2010)

2006

18. Impacts Of The Point System And Immigration Policy Levers On Skill Characteristics Of Canadian Immigrants
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (28)
    See also Chapter Impacts of the Point System and Immigration Policy Levers on Skill Characteristics of Canadian Immigrants, Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2007) View citations (14) (2007)
19. The Evolution Of Male-female Wages Differentials In Canadian Universities: 1970-2001
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (2)

2004

20. Immigrant Labour Market Performance and Skilled Immigrant Selection: The International Experience
    CIRANO Project Reports, CIRANO View citations (2)
21. Immigrant earnings profiles in the presence of human capital investment: measuring cohort and macro effects
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Immigrant earnings profiles in the presence of human capital investment: Measuring cohort and macro effects, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (63) (2012)
22. Qualifications et immigration: réforme de la grille d'admission du Québec et composition de la population d'immigrants s'établissant au Québec
    CIRANO Project Reports, CIRANO View citations (2)

2001

23. The Job Search and Education Investments of Immigrant Families
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
24. The Job Search and Investments of Immigrant Families
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (6)

2000

25. Does the Family Investment Hypothesis Explain Immigrant Labor Market Activity?
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society
26. Earnings and Employment Probabilities of Men by Education and Birth Cohort, 1982-96: Evidence for the United States, Canada and Australia
    Carleton Economic Papers, Carleton University, Department of Economics

1999

27. Consumption and Income Inequality in Australia
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Consumption and Income Inequality in Australia, The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia (2000) View citations (38) (2000)
28. Demographic Trends and Consumption Inequality in Australia 1975-1993
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (1)
29. Immigrant Assimilation in a Regulated Labour Market: unemployment of Immigrant Men in Australia
    Working Papers, Tasmania - Department of Economics View citations (4)
30. Immigrant Benefit Receipt: Sensitivity to the Choice of Survey years and Model Specification
    Working Papers, Australian National University - Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics (1999)
31. The Impact of Immigration on the Labour Market Outcomes of Natives: Evidence from Australian Micro Data
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne

1998

32. Education Expenditure Responses to Crop Loss in Indonesia: A Gender Bias
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Education Expenditure Responses to Crop Loss in Indonesia: A Gender Bias, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2001) View citations (38) (2001)

1997

33. Education and Labour Market Participation of Women in Asia: Theory and Evidence
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (3)
34. Labor Market Participation of Urban Women in Southeast Asia by Migration Status: Evidence from Microdata
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne
    See also Journal Article Labor market participation of urban women in Southeast Asia by migration status: Evidence from microdata, Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier (1999) (1999)
35. Labour Supply and Education Expenditure Responses to Crop Loss in Indonesia
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne
36. Wages, Implicit Contracts and the Business Cycle: Evidence from Canadian Micro Data
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Wages, Implicit Contracts, and the Business Cycle: Evidence from Canadian Micro Data, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1999) View citations (55) (1999)

1996

37. Immigrant Families in Canadian labour Market
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Immigrant Families in the Canadian Labour Market, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (1996) View citations (27) (1996)
38. Macroeconomic Conditions and the Earnings Assimilation of Immigrants
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne
39. Unemployment Incidence of Immigrants Over the Business Cycles
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne View citations (1)

1995

40. The Labour Market Adjustment of Immigrant Families
    Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne

1990

41. Is There a Double-Negative Effect on the Earnings of Immigrant Women?
    Working Papers, Queen's at Kingston - Sch. of Indus. Relat. Papers in Industrial Relations View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Is There a Double-Negative Effect on the Earnings of Immigrant Women?, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (1993) View citations (71) (1993)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Immigrant earnings returns to post‐migration education: Evidence for Canada, 1999–2013
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2020, 53, (4), 1599-1617 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Immigrant earnings returns to post‐migration education: Evidence for Canada, 1999–2013, Post-Print (2020) (2020)
2. Temporary foreign workers and firms: Theory and Canadian evidence
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2020, 53, (3), 871-915 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Temporary Foreign Workers and Firms: Theory and Canadian Evidence, RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2019

3. Immigrant category of admission and the earnings of adults and children: how far does the apple fall?
   Journal of Population Economics, 2019, 32, (1), 53-112 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Immigrant Category of Admission and the Earnings of Adults and Children: How far does the Apple Fall?, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2018) (2018)

2018

4. Can immigrants insure against shocks as well as the native-born?
   Applied Economics, 2018, 50, (49), 5302-5315
   See also Working Paper Can Immigrants Insure against Shocks as well as the Native-born?, BEMPS - Bozen Economics & Management Paper Series (2017) (2017)

2017

5. Canadian economics research on immigration through the lens of theories of justice
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2017, 50, (5), 1262-1303 View citations (3)
   Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2017, 50, (5), 1262-1303 (2017) View citations (3)

2015

6. Immigrant Selection Systems and Occupational Outcomes of International Medical Graduates in Canada and the United States
   Canadian Public Policy, 2015, 41, (s1), 116-137 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Immigrant Selection Systems and Occupational Outcomes of International Medical Graduates in Canada and the United States, Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers (2012) View citations (3) (2012)
7. Technological change, occupational tasks and declining immigrant outcomes: Implications for earnings and income inequality in Canada
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2015, 48, (2), 736-772 View citations (22)
   Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2015, 48, (2), 736-772 (2015) View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper Technological Change, Occupational Tasks and Declining Immigrant Outcomes: Implications for Earnings and Income Inequality in Canada, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (26) (2015)
8. Wage returns to mid-career investments in job training through employer supported course enrollment: evidence for Canada
   IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2015, 4, (1), 1-25 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Wage Returns to Mid-Career Investments in Job Training through Employer-Supported Course Enrollment: Evidence for Canada, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2013

9. Intergenerational Implications of Immigration Policy on Apprenticeship Training and the Educational Distribution in Canada
   Canadian Public Policy, 2013, 39, (s1), 165-185

2012

10. Immigrant earnings profiles in the presence of human capital investment: Measuring cohort and macro effects
    Labour Economics, 2012, 19, (2), 241-259 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper Immigrant earnings profiles in the presence of human capital investment: measuring cohort and macro effects, IFS Working Papers (2004) View citations (18) (2004)
11. The migration decisions of physicians in Canada: The roles of immigrant status and spousal characteristics
    Social Science & Medicine, 2012, 75, (9), 1581-1588 View citations (4)

2010

12. Mandatory Retirement Rules and the Retirement Decisions of University Professors in Canada
    Labour Economics, 2010, 17, (6), 1022-1029 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Mandatory Retirement Rules And The Retirement Decisions Of University Professors In Canada, Working Paper (2009) (2009)
13. The evolution of male-female earnings differentials in Canadian universities,1970-2001
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2010, 43, (1), 347-372 View citations (7)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2010, 43, (1), 347-372 (2010) View citations (1)

2005

14. Post-migration investments in education and job search: a family perspective
    Journal of Population Economics, 2005, 18, (4), 663-690 View citations (14)

2004

15. Adaptation and inequality: children of immigrants in Canadian schools
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2004, 37, (1), 53-77 View citations (21)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2004, 37, (1), 53-77 (2004) View citations (15)

2003

16. The Labor Market as a Smoothing Device: Labor Supply Responses to Crop Loss
    Review of Development Economics, 2003, 7, (2), 327-341 View citations (49)
17. Vocational education in Thailand: a study of choice and returns
    Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (1), 99-107 View citations (34)

2002

18. The Impact of Immigration on the Earnings of Natives: Evidence from Australian Micro Data
    The Economic Record, 2002, 78, (240), 68-78 View citations (52)

2001

19. Education Expenditure Responses to Crop Loss in Indonesia: A Gender Bias
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2001, 49, (2), 351-63 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Education Expenditure Responses to Crop Loss in Indonesia: A Gender Bias, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (1998) View citations (12) (1998)
20. Education and Labor Market Participation of Women in Asia: Evidence from Five Countries
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2001, 49, (3), 461-77 View citations (48)
21. Immigrant Benefit Receipt Revisited: Sensitivity to the Choice of Survey Years and Model Specification
    Journal of Human Resources, 2001, 36, (2), 379-397 View citations (13)

2000

22. Consumption and Income Inequality in Australia
    The Economic Record, 2000, 76, (233), 116-138 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Consumption and Income Inequality in Australia, CEPR Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (9) (1999)
23. DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS AND CONSUMPTION INEQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA BETWEEN 1975 AND 1993
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2000, 46, (4), 437-456 View citations (10)

1999

24. Credit Constraints and the Labour Supply of Immigrant Families in Canada
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1999, 32, (1), 152-170 View citations (34)
25. Labor market participation of urban women in Southeast Asia by migration status: Evidence from microdata
    Journal of Asian Economics, 1999, 10, (1), 91-109
    See also Working Paper Labor Market Participation of Urban Women in Southeast Asia by Migration Status: Evidence from Microdata, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (1997) (1997)
26. The Earnings of Immigrant Men in Australia: Assimilation, Cohort Effects, and Macroeconomic Conditions
    The Economic Record, 1999, 75, (1), 49-62 View citations (33)
27. Wages, Implicit Contracts, and the Business Cycle: Evidence from Canadian Micro Data
    Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (4), 884-913 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper Wages, Implicit Contracts and the Business Cycle: Evidence from Canadian Micro Data, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (1997) View citations (9) (1997)

1998

28. The Earnings of Immigrant Men in Canada: Job Tenure, Cohort, and Macroeconomic Conditions
    ILR Review, 1998, 51, (3), 465-482 View citations (76)

1997

29. Unemployment Incidence of Immigrant Men in Canada
    Canadian Public Policy, 1997, 23, (4), 353-373 View citations (25)

1996

30. Immigrant Families in the Canadian Labour Market
    Canadian Public Policy, 1996, 22, (4), 378-396 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Immigrant Families in Canadian labour Market, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (1996) View citations (17) (1996)

1993

31. Is There a Double-Negative Effect on the Earnings of Immigrant Women?
    Canadian Public Policy, 1993, 19, (1), 36-53 View citations (71)
    See also Working Paper Is There a Double-Negative Effect on the Earnings of Immigrant Women?, Working Papers (1990) View citations (4) (1990)

Books

2011

1. Toward Improving Canada's Skilled Immigration Policy: An Evaluation Approach
   C.D. Howe Institute Policy Studies, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (18)

Chapters

2007

1. Impacts of the Point System and Immigration Policy Levers on Skill Characteristics of Canadian Immigrants
   A chapter in Immigration, 2007, pp 349-401 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Impacts Of The Point System And Immigration Policy Levers On Skill Characteristics Of Canadian Immigrants, Economics Department, Queen's University (2006) View citations (28) (2006)