This paper surveys available empirical evidence on labour market effects of immigration.
Many different approaches have been used already to try to find out whether immigration …

A burgeoning literature has emerged during the last two decades to assess the economic
impacts of immigration on host countries. In this paper, we outline the quantitative …

Australian immigration policy, in common with the US and Canada, has increased the
emphasis on skill-based selection criteria. A key premise of this policy is that skilled …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of social media (including
social networking technologies) on migration strategies and integration, focusing on the use …

This paper uses register-based panel data to examine over-education amongst immigrants
in Denmark. Foreign-educated immigrants are found to be more prone to over-education …

The role of employer discrimination in labour market matching is often acknowledged but
challenging to quantify. What part of the 'ethnic penalty'in the labour market is due to …

Ireland has experienced a remarkable change in its migratory patterns in recent years and
has moved from experiencing large-scale emigration to receiving significant inflows. In this …

Abstract Enlargement of the European Union in May 2004 was followed by an increase in
migration from the poorest of the central and eastern European New Member States (NMS) …

This study was funded by the Department of Education and Science. We would like to thank
Seamus McLoughlin for his help and support at the early stages of the project. Breda …

Integration not only allows immigrants to contribute to the economic, social, cultural and
political life of their host country, but is also important for social cohesion and inclusive …