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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Skilled immigrants"”.
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Skilled Immigrants in the Workplace: Perceptions of Inclusion in a Canadian Energy Company
… for employers to consider the inclusion of immigrants. This study explored (a) skilled immigrants’ perceptions of inclusion in an energy company in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, (b) what these perceptions revealed about the diversity climate in the workplace, and (c) how these perceptions could …
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Essays in international migration
… of three essays examining the effects of high-skilled immigration on various economic outcomes within the receiving country. In the first essay, I study how skilled immigrants affect wages and employment in US industries during 1995-2007, using novel microdata on approved H-1B visas. These data …
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How low-skilled immigration is changing US prices and labor markets : three essays
… consists of three essays on the effects of low-skilled immigration on US prices and labor markets. The first essay uses confidential data from the Consumer Price Index to estimate the causal effect of low-skilled immigration on the prices of non-traded goods. Then, it combines wage and price …
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Three Essays in Labor Economics
… (PR) on the labor market outcomes of highly skilled immigrants in Canada. Using a Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity (FRD) design around the introduction of the Ph.D. stream policy, which allowed international Ph.D. graduates to apply for PR without Canadian work experience, I find that expedited …
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The Non-Recognition or Devaluation of Foreign Professional Immigrants Credentials in Canada: The Impact on the Receiving Country (Canada) and the Immigrants
… of the credentials of foreign professional immigrants in Canada. For decades, the Canadian government has admitted large numbers of highly skilled immigrants to support the growth and competitiveness of the Canadian economy. While it is an obvious fact that highly trained emigrants are …
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An Evaluation of Skilled Immigration in the United States
This dissertation examines skilled immigration in the context of labor and health economics. The research focuses on the high-skilled labor market, whereas previous studies either treat all immigrants as a homogeneous group or focus on the low-skilled. The first essay investigates the wage …
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South Asians in Boston
Boston has a rich and diverse history of immigrants. Right from the arrival of the Puritans in 1628-30 who established the earliest immigrant settlements in Boston, this region has attracted immigrants from different parts of the world. Boston's strategic coastal location, its flourishing …
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‘No Canadian experience’ barrier : a participatory approach to examining the barrier’s affect on new immigrants
New immigrants to Canada, specifically those of non-Western origin, frequently experience the phenomenon of the ‘no Canadian work experience’ employment barrier. This paper is based on information gathered in a focus group comprised of male and female new immigrants with university education and …
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Exploring the Career Pathways, Professional Integration and Lived Experiences of Regulated Nurses in Ontario, Canada
… race are explored. First, I explore successful immigrants’ pathways into the nursing profession and their social and economic integration into the Canadian economy in light of the traditional assimilation and segmented assimilation theories. The study reveals distinct career pathways taken by …
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Intersections Between the Life Stories of Internationally-Trained Immigrant Women and Institutional Narratives of Immigrant Success in Ontario
… as templates and tools of socialization for skilled immigrants who are seeking to re-enter their fields in Ontario, the analysis focusses on the representations of the integration process, the role of language learning and teaching in these narratives, and the ways that the six participants …
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Three Essays in Applied Microeconomics
… any wage premium for or against college graduate immigrants who are on work visa compared to college graduate natives. I also check for any change of such a premium from 2003 to 2010. On the contrary to the common belief that foreign workers are cheap labor force, my results show that skilled …
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Diaspora of Disaffection: Gender role reproduction among trailing wives of Indian skilled professional migrants and its impact on their mental health and wellbeing
… globalisation has resulted in large-scale high-skilled migration from India over the last few decades. Conradson and Latham (2005) defined the term ‘middling migrants’ as a diverse category of mobile migrants who can be categorised as skilled immigrants in a higher-income category. The gendered …