Post-migration Investments in Education and Job Search: A family perspective
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Cobb-Clark, Deborah; Connolly, Marie; Worswick, Christopher
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This paper examines post-migration investments in schooling and job search of immigrant families using new longitudinal data for Australia. Higher education levels at the time of arrival are associated with a greater probability of enrolling in school after migration. In households where the visa category would suggest that post-migration investments might be important, we find higher rates of school enrolment and job search. Traditional gender roles appear to dictate which partner makes the...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2005 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/83326 |
Source: | Journal of Population Economics |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00148-005-0006-2 |
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