Author: Christopher WorswickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Economic Implications of Recent Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Author: Christopher WorswickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Economic Implications of Recent Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The work ethic, as it pertains to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is, in a sense, the elephant in the room. [...] This is a classic large body of research moral-hazard problem on the part of the firm, since it is intentionally misleading has documented the difficulties that new the government by claiming to be open to hiring Canadians at the market wage, labour-market entrants but instead taking actions (not observed by the government) that lead to unfilled face when entering positions and allow it to hire TF [...] Recent Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program In ConsIderIng four of the reCent Changes that the federal government has made to the TFW applications program, I focus on the economic aspects of the reforms. [...] That controversial rule, introduced in 2012,12 allowed firms to hire a TFW after they had advertised for the job in Canada at a wage of up to 15 percent below what the government considered to be the going wage rate in the labour market, for that type of job, in that part of Canada. [...] This would help to align the firm's private incentive in the decision to hire a TFW with the public interest (which includes both the benefit to the firm and the cost of increased benefits being paid out to unemployed Canadians).
The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309444454
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 643
Book Description
The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration finds that the long-term impact of immigration on the wages and employment of native-born workers overall is very small, and that any negative impacts are most likely to be found for prior immigrants or native-born high school dropouts. First-generation immigrants are more costly to governments than are the native-born, but the second generation are among the strongest fiscal and economic contributors in the U.S. This report concludes that immigration has an overall positive impact on long-run economic growth in the U.S. More than 40 million people living in the United States were born in other countries, and almost an equal number have at least one foreign-born parent. Together, the first generation (foreign-born) and second generation (children of the foreign-born) comprise almost one in four Americans. It comes as little surprise, then, that many U.S. residents view immigration as a major policy issue facing the nation. Not only does immigration affect the environment in which everyone lives, learns, and works, but it also interacts with nearly every policy area of concern, from jobs and the economy, education, and health care, to federal, state, and local government budgets. The changing patterns of immigration and the evolving consequences for American society, institutions, and the economy continue to fuel public policy debate that plays out at the national, state, and local levels. The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration assesses the impact of dynamic immigration processes on economic and fiscal outcomes for the United States, a major destination of world population movements. This report will be a fundamental resource for policy makers and law makers at the federal, state, and local levels but extends to the general public, nongovernmental organizations, the business community, educational institutions, and the research community.
Research on Labour Market Impacts of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Author: Miguel CardosoLet Their People Come
Author: Lant PritchettPublisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 1944691065
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
In Let Their People Come, Lant Pritchett discusses five "irresistible forces" of global labor migration, and the "immovable ideas" that form a political backlash against it. Increasing wage gaps, different demographic futures, "everything but labor" globalization, and the continued employment growth in low skilled, labor intensive industries all contribute to the forces compelling labor to migrate across national borders. Pritchett analyzes the fifth irresistible force of "ghosts and zombies," or the rapid and massive shifts in desired populations of countries, and says that this aspect has been neglected in the discussion of global labor mobility. Let Their People Come provides six policy recommendations for unskilled immigration policy that seek to reconcile the irresistible force of migration with the immovable ideas in rich countries that keep this force in check. In clear, accessible prose, this volume explores ways to regulate migration flows so that they are a benefit to both the global North and global South.
Immigration Policy and the Search for Skilled Workers
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309337852
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
The market for high-skilled workers is becoming increasingly global, as are the markets for knowledge and ideas. While high-skilled immigrants in the United States represent a much smaller proportion of the workforce than they do in countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, these immigrants have an important role in spurring innovation and economic growth in all countries and filling shortages in the domestic labor supply. This report summarizes the proceedings of a Fall 2014 workshop that focused on how immigration policy can be used to attract and retain foreign talent. Participants compared policies on encouraging migration and retention of skilled workers, attracting qualified foreign students and retaining them post-graduation, and input by states or provinces in immigration policies to add flexibility in countries with regional employment differences, among other topics. They also discussed how immigration policies have changed over time in response to undesired labor market outcomes and whether there was sufficient data to measure those outcomes.
The Potential Impact of Changes in Immigration Policy on U. S. Agriculture and the Market for Hired Farm Labor: a Simulation Analysis
Author: United States Department of AgriculturePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781515133681
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Large shifts in the supply of foreign-born, hired farm labor resulting from substantial changes in U.S. immigration laws or policies could have significant economic implications. A computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the U.S. economy is used to evaluate how changes in the supply of foreign-born labor might affect all sectors of the economy, including agriculture. Two scenarios are considered: an increase in the number of temporary non-immigrant, foreign-born farm workers, such as those admitted under the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Program, and a decrease in the number of unauthorized workers in all sectors of the economy. Long run economic outcomes for agricultural output and exports, wages and employment levels, and national income accruing to U.S.-born and foreign-born, permanent resident workers in these two scenarios are compared with a base forecast reflecting current immigration laws and policies.
Legislated Inequality
Author: Patti Tamara LenardPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773540415
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
A timely analysis of Canadian temporary labour migration policies.
Impact of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program on the labour market in Alberta
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It is my hope that this report's findings and recommendations will make a significant contribution to our understanding of the role of TFWs on the labour market in Alberta, for the growth of the provincial economy and the good of its workers, their employers and their communities. [...] However, with the federal changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program in 2007 and Alberta's growing economy at the time, the province saw a significant spike in the number of TFWs in the province. [...] With the federal government responsible for the administration of the TFW Program, the majority of the Government of Canada (GoC)'s initiatives have focused on streamlining the process for employers to recruit TFWs. [...] Recommendation 4: The Government of Alberta (GoA) should explore different ways of communicating what services are available to employers and workers to ensure employers are aware of their rights and responsibilities to TFWs and TFWs are provided with accurate and realistic information on the rights and responsibilities of working and living in Canada. [...] The total number of foreign workers in a particular calendar year represents the sum of the number of foreign workers who enter Canada for the first time with a valid work permit and the number of foreign workers who are already in the country.
Temporary Alien Workers In The United States
Author: Sidney WeintraubPublisher: Westview Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Monograph on irregular migrant temporary workers (part. Mexicans) in the USA - discusses the incidence of migrant workers in temporary employment, labour market and foreign policy implications, and considers immigration policy proposals to curb illegal immigration, including amnesty, sanctions, against employers, a guest worker programme, etc.