Immigrant selection systems and immigrant health

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...

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Main Authors: Chiswick, B., Lee, Y., Miller, Paul
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15297
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description 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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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-152972018-03-29T09:07:21Z Immigrant selection systems and immigrant health Chiswick, B. Lee, Y. Miller, Paul 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). 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15297 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2008.00099.x Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. restricted
spellingShingle Chiswick, B.
Lee, Y.
Miller, Paul
Immigrant selection systems and immigrant health
title Immigrant selection systems and immigrant health
title_full Immigrant selection systems and immigrant health
title_fullStr Immigrant selection systems and immigrant health
title_full_unstemmed Immigrant selection systems and immigrant health
title_short Immigrant selection systems and immigrant health
title_sort immigrant selection systems and immigrant health
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15297