Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/21143 
Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 290
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper examines the post-migration investments in schooling and job search of immigrant families using new longitudinal data for Australia. Higher education levels at 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 may be important, we find higher rates of school enrollment and job search. Traditional gender roles appear to dictate which partner makes the investments in formal schooling. However, comparative labor market advantage, captured by principal applicant status appears to dictate which partner makes greater investments in job search.
Subjects: 
Immigrants
human capital investments
job search
JEL: 
J61
J22
J60
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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