The Labour Market Adjustment of Immigrants in New Zealand Report
Economic Impacts of Immigration Working Paper Series
Authors
Steven Stillman
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Email: steven.stillman@motu.org.nz
David C Mar
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Email: dave.mare@motu.org.nz
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We thank Yun Liang for exceptional research assistance, and Deborah Cobb-Clark and Jacques Poot for comments on the paper. We also thank James Newell for providing us with data and assistance in creating local labour market boundaries.
Disclaimer: Access to the data used in this study was provided by Statistics New Zealand under conditions designed to give effect to the security and confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act 1975. All non-regression results using Census data are subject to base three rounding in accordance with Statistics New Zealand's release policy for census data. Funding for this project has been provided by the Department of Labour Workforce Group to whom we are grateful. Any views expressed are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not purport to represent those of the Department of Labour, Motu or Statistics New Zealand.
ISBN: 978-0-478-33359-6
March 2009
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Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Introduction
- Background
- International Literature
- Institutional Situation In New Zealand
- Previous New Zealand Research
- Data And Sample Characteristics
- Descriptive Evidence
- Main Results
- Regression Model
- Regression Specifications
- Summary Of Main Results
- The Role Of Occupational Choice
- The Importance Of Different Returns To Human Capital
- Heterogeneity Across Immigrants
- Conclusions
- References

