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    Immigrant selection systems and immigrant health

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    Authors
    Chiswick, B.
    Lee, Y.
    Miller, Paul
    Date
    2008
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Chiswick, Barry R. and Lee, Yew and Miller, Paul W. 2008. Immigrant selection systems and immigrant health. Contemporary Economic Policy. 26 (4): pp. 555-578.
    Source Title
    Contemporary Economic Policy
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1465-7287.2008.00099.x
    ISSN
    1074-3529
    School
    School of Economics and Finance
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15297
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    Abstract

    This paper is an analysis of the determinants of self-reported health status of immigrants, with a particular focus on the type of visa used to gain admission. The empirical analysis uses the three waves of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia (panel I). Immigrant health is greater for immigrants who are younger, more educated, male, more proficient in English, and living outside an immigrant ethnic enclave. Immigrant health is poorest for refugees and best for independent (economic) migrants, and declines with duration in the destination. Alternative hypotheses for the decline in immigrant health with duration are explored (JEL I12, J15, J61, F22).

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