Income of immigrants and their return

TY - JOUR

T1 - Income of immigrants and their return

AU - Bijwaard, G.E.

N1 - Webjournal.

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - The majority of immigrants stay only temporarily in the host country. When many migrations are temporary, it is important to know who leaves and who stays, and why. The key questions for the host country are whether immigrants are net contributors to the welfare system and whether migrants assimilate quickly. The key questions for the home country are whether migrants return and who returns. The host country gains when unsuccessful migrants leave, while the home country may gain when successful migrants leave. Empirical evidence reveals that both low-income-earning and high-income-earning migrants leave the host country quite soon.Published: April 2015.

AB - The majority of immigrants stay only temporarily in the host country. When many migrations are temporary, it is important to know who leaves and who stays, and why. The key questions for the host country are whether immigrants are net contributors to the welfare system and whether migrants assimilate quickly. The key questions for the home country are whether migrants return and who returns. The host country gains when unsuccessful migrants leave, while the home country may gain when successful migrants leave. Empirical evidence reveals that both low-income-earning and high-income-earning migrants leave the host country quite soon.Published: April 2015.

KW - temporary migration

KW - labor mobility

KW - labor market performance

KW - GEEN INDEX

U2 - 10.15185/izawol.141

DO - 10.15185/izawol.141

M3 - Article

SN - 2054-9571

SP - 1

EP - 10

JO - IZA World of Labor

JF - IZA World of Labor

IS - 141

ER -