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Immigrant Selection and the Returns to Human Capital in New Zealand and Australia

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Acknowledgements

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Executive summary

Introduction

Background

3   Data

  • 3.1  New Zealand Income Survey and Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey
  • 3.2  Defining country of birth
  • 3.3  Defining the analysis sample
  • 3.4  Measuring human capital
  • 3.5  Measuring wages

4   Results

  • 4.1  Human capital by country of birth in New Zealand and Australia
  • 4.2  Returns to human capital for non-migrants in New Zealand and Australia
  • 4.3  Predicted wages in different locations in New Zealand and Australia
  • 4.4  Allowing returns to human capital to vary by country of birth
  • 4.5  Predicted wages for different immigrants in New Zealand and Australia
  • 4.6  International transferability of human capital

Conclusions

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