Do Selection Criteria Make a Difference? Visa Category and the Labour Force Status of Australian Immigrants

Deborah Cobb-Clark

No 397, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

Abstract: This paper assesses the role of selection criteria in the immigrant settlement process by analysing the labour force status of immigrants entering Australia under different immigration programs. In particular, do immigrants selected on the basis of labour market skills rather than family relationships have higher participation and employment rates immediately after migration? To what extent does this represent a head start as opposed to long-term labour market advantage? Information fron the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia (LSIA) are used address these questions.

Keywords: IMMIGRATION; LABOUR MARKET; AUSTRALIA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J20 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 1999
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