Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/58938 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6433
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Attracting skilled immigrants is emerging as an important policy goal for immigrant receiving countries. This article first discusses the economic rationale for immigrant selection. Selection mechanisms of receiving countries are reviewed in the context of deteriorating labor market outcomes for immigrants across destination countries which fuels the debate on selection. Next, the variation in immigrant characteristics across countries and visa types is discussed. The article then reviews the evidence on labor market outcomes of immigrants by visa category that portrays the experiences of countries with different selection mechanisms and underlines the challenges for realizing aimed benefits of a skill based immigrant selection policy.
Subjects: 
immigration
selection
immigration policy
visa category
point system
JEL: 
J61
J68
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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