This book examines the relationship between
immigrant-composition and wages of different
occupations and different industries in Canada. It
reports the effects of change in proportion of
immigrants in a job on the wage level for both male
and female Canadians and immigrants. First, all
immigrants are considered homogeneous, and
thereafter, they are distinguished according to a
wide array of criterion (e.g. non-white immigrants,
immigration after age 39, immigration after 1990) and
a full spectrum of results are presented. These
results suggest that for immigrants, the aggregate
relationship of income with immigrant composition is
fairly small, unless they are sub-categorised into
specific groups (e.g. non-white immigrants,
immigration after 1990). The corresponding wage
penalties for Canadians are more uniform across the
different subgroup specifications and decomposition
of the data.
immigrant-composition and wages of different
occupations and different industries in Canada. It
reports the effects of change in proportion of
immigrants in a job on the wage level for both male
and female Canadians and immigrants. First, all
immigrants are considered homogeneous, and
thereafter, they are distinguished according to a
wide array of criterion (e.g. non-white immigrants,
immigration after age 39, immigration after 1990) and
a full spectrum of results are presented. These
results suggest that for immigrants, the aggregate
relationship of income with immigrant composition is
fairly small, unless they are sub-categorised into
specific groups (e.g. non-white immigrants,
immigration after 1990). The corresponding wage
penalties for Canadians are more uniform across the
different subgroup specifications and decomposition
of the data.