Immigration, search, and loss of skill

This article develops and estimates an on-the-job search model of the entry of highly skilled immigrants from the former Soviet Union into the Israeli labor market. The estimated parameters of the model, together with information on the wages of immigrants from earlier waves, imply that, on average,...

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Main Authors: Weiss, Yoram (Author), Sauer, Robert M. (Author), Gotlibovski, Menachem (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2003.
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