The Economic Causes and Consequences of Canadian Citizenship

Don DeVoretz and Sergiy Pivnenko ()
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Sergiy Pivnenko: Simon Fraser University

No 1395, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Immigrants ascend to citizenship at differential rates in Canada. Why is this so? This paper investigates the economic costs and benefits derived from citizenship to rationalize the differential rates of citizenship ascension. Canadian earnings evidence confirms the sizable economic benefits of citizenship. A decomposition analysis attributes this benefit to selfselection, namely only the more productive immigrants become Canadian citizens.

Keywords: immigration; citizenship; Canada (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J61 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2004-11
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Published - published in: Journal of Immigration and Integration, 2006, 6 (3-4), 435-468

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