OECD SOCIAL, EMPLOYMENT AND MIGRATION WORKING PAPERS Intergenerational
Transmission of Disadvantage: Mobility or Immobility acro Page 1 DELSA/ELSA/WD/SEM(2007)7 …

Sjaastad (1962) viewed migration in the same way as education: as an investment in the
human agent. Migration and education are decisions that are indeed intertwined in many …

This paper investigates educational attainment and economic performance of ethnic minority
immigrants and their children in Britain, in comparison to white British born. We find that …

The intergenerational earnings mobility of Canadians born to immigrants is examined using
the 2001 Census. A detailed portrait of the Canadian population is offered as are estimates …

Using quantitative and qualitative methods, this study investigates inequalities in
occupational status and wages between native-born and foreign-born employees in elderly …

The education outcomes of children born in Canada to immigrants are only weakly
associated with the education levels of their parents. The intergenerational association in …

One in five US residents under the age of 18 has at least one foreign-born parent. Given the
large proportion of immigrants with very low levels of schooling, the strength of the …

Abstract Kelly, M. 2013. Onward Migration: The Transnational Trajectories of Iranians
Leaving Sweden. Department of Social and Economic Geography. Geographica 1. 334 pp …

Patterns of international migration have changed substantially in recent years. Immigration
pressures are increasing in most OECD countries, with some countries experiencing …

The election of President Obama in 2008 and the apparent decline of American power in the
world has rekindled an old and important debate. Is the United States exceptional in its …