1997 Working Papers

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Title

97-01

Language Training, Language Proficiency and Earnings: Lessons from Norway (208 KB)

AUTHORS: John E. Hayfron, University of Bergen

97-02

The Colour of work: Labour Market Segmentation in Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver, 1991 (209 KB)

AUTHORS: Daniel Hiebert, University of British Columbia

97-03

Wealth Accumulation of Canadian and Foreign born Households in Canada: Circa 1984 (139 KB)

AUTHORS: Abul Shamsuddin, University of New England (Australia) Don DeVoretz, Simon Fraser University

97-04

The Double-Negative Effect on the Earnings of Foreign-born Females in Canada (103 KB)

AUTHORS: Abul Shamsuddin, University of New England (Australia)

97-05

Savings, Tax Contributions and Australian Immigration (132 KB)

AUTHORS: Abul Shamsuddin, University of New England (Australia)

97-06

Estimation of Labour Market Participation Rates for Canadian and Foreign-born Families Resident in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area Circa 1991 (118 KB)

AUTHORS: Peter Sheldon, Associated Economic Consultants (Vancouver)

97-07

Estimating Immigrants' Occupational Choice and Occupational Wages with Selectivity Bias (212 KB)

AUTHORS: John E. Hayfron, University of Bergen

97-08

Is there an immigrant "underclass" in Canadian cities? (930 KB)

AUTHORS: David Ley and Heather Smith, University of British Columbia

97-09

Immigration Flows and Regional Labour Market Dynamics (136 KB)

AUTHORS: Dominique Gross, Simon Fraser University

97-10

Speak and Ye Shall Receive: Language Knowledge as Human Capital (160 KB)

AUTHORS: Krishna Pendakur, SFU and Ravi Pendakur, Department of Canadian Heritage

Commentaries

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Title

97-01

RIIM: Research, Structure and Dissemination in 1996-97 (43 KB)
RIIM: recherche, structure et dissémination en 1996-97 (0 KB)

AUTHORS: Don J. DeVoretz and Samuel Laryea, SFU

97-02

Ethics, Economics and Canada's Immigration Policy (181 KB)

AUTHORS: Don J. DeVoretz, Simon Fraser University

97-03

Annual Report of the Vancouver Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration in the Metropolis (RIIM), 1996-1997 (0 KB)

AUTHORS: David Ley, University of British Columbia

97-04

Canada in the Asia Pacific Economy: The People Dimension (Report on conference held at SFU, 21-23 August) (84 KB)

AUTHORS: Alec McGillivray, RIIM

97-05

Canada's Independent Immigrant Selection Procedure: Quo Vadis (41 KB)

AUTHORS: Don J. DeVoretz, Simon Fraser University

97-06

Canadian Immigration Experience: Any Lessons for Europe? (117 KB)

AUTHORS: Don J. DeVoretz and Samuel Laryea, SFU