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Effects of immigration on house prices in Canada by Akbari, Ather H., Aydede, Yigit

“…From the turn of the present century until late 2008, house prices in some developed countries, including Canada, rose sharply compared to the increases in…”
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Immigration Policy in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: An Overview of Recent Trends by Akbari, Ather H., MacDonald, Martha

“…Immigration policies in most host nations of the west have undergone significant changes in recent years. Based on the four country-specific papers that appear…”
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Employment Probability of Visible Minority Immigrants in Canada by Generational Status, Circa 2016 by AKBARI, ATHER H., DEBBARMAN, SHANTANU

“…À partir des données du recensement canadien de 2016, nous comparons la probabilité d’être à l’emploi (à temps plein ou en travail indépendant) des immigrants…”
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Impact of Immigration on Economic Growth in Canada and in its Smaller Provinces by Akbari, Ather H., Haider, Azad

“…This paper evaluates the potential impact of education levels of immigrants and Canadian-born on economic growth in Canada and its smaller provinces by using…”
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Demand for Public Health Care in Pakistan by Akbari, Ather H., Rankaduwa, Wimal, Kiani, Adiqa K.

“…A health care demand model is estimated for each province in Pakistan to explain the outpatient visits to government hospitals over the period 1989-2006. The…”
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Human Resource Deficit in Atlantic Canada: A Challenge for Regional Economic Development by Akbari, Ather H.

“…Fertility decline and population out-migration have resulted in a decline of labor force in Atlantic Canada which is projected to slow down economic growth in…”
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Are the educational credentials of immigrant and native-born workers perfect substitutes in Canadian labour markets? A production function analysis by Akbari, Ather H., Aydede, Yigit

“…For the past two decades, most immigrants who arrived in the advanced nations of the western world originated in less advanced countries of the third world…”
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Labor Market Performance of Immigrants in Smaller Regions of Western Countries: Some Evidence from Atlantic Canada by Akbari, Ather H.

“…Despite recent interest in regionalization of immigration in host nations, most studies have analyzed immigrants’ economic performance by largely focusing on…”
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Economic Benefits of Studying Economics in Canada: A Comparison of Wages of Economics Majors with Wages in Other Fields of Study, Circa 2005 by Akbari, Ather H, Aydede, Yigit

“…We compared the wages of economics degree holders with of those in 49 other fields of study using data from the 2006 Canadian population census. At the…”
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Employment Probability of Visible Minority Immigrants in Canada by Generational Status, Circa 2016 by Akbari, Ather H, Debbarman, Shantanu

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Immigrant "Quality" in Canada: More Direct Evidence of Human Capital Content, 1956-1994 by Akbari, Ather H.

“…This article provides direct evidence about educational attainments of new arrivals in Canada over the period 1956 to 1994. This evidence is based on…”
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Immigrant “Quality” in Canada: More Direct Evidence of Human Capital Content, 1956–1994 1 by Akbari, Ather H.

“…This article provides direct evidence about educational attainments of new arrivals in Canada over the period 1956 to 1994. This evidence is based on…”
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Immigrant "Quality" in Canada: More Direct Evidence of Human Capital Content, 1956-1994 by Akbari, Ather H.

“…This article provides direct evidence about educational attainments of new arrivals in Canada over the period 1956 to 1994. This evidence is based on…”
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Economic Benefits of Studying Economics in Canada: A Comparison of Wages of Economics Majors with Wages in Other Disciplines, Circa 2005 by Akbari, Ather H, Aydede, Yigit

“…We compared the wages of economics degree holders with of those in 49 other fields of study using data from the 2006 Canadian population census. At the…”
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Educational Quality and Labour Market Performance in Developing Countries: Some Evidence from Pakistan [with Comments] by Akbari, Ather H., Muhammed, Naeem, Mahmood, Naushin

“…Despite substantial evidence on the benefits of improving it, educational quality remains neglected in educational planning of many developing countries. While…”
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Income, Money, and Prices in Pakistan: Trends and Interrelationship [with Comments] by Husain, Fazal, Abbas, Kalbe, Akbari, Ather H.

“…Income, Money, and Prices are important macroeconomic variables which play crucial roles in an economy. This paper attempts to look at the trends of these…”
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Conceptual clarity in international collaborations: A point of departure for policy-relevant research on discrimination by Gagnon, Anita J, Ruppenthal, Luciana, Merry, Lisa, Small, Rhonda, Ogilvie, Linda, Liegl, Barbara, Schindlauer, Deiter, Frideres, James, Akbari, Ather H, Reichhold, Stephan, Martenson, Henry

“…A workshop was conducted as part of the International Metropolis Conference held in Vienna, Austria in September 2003. The Metropolis Project is meant to…”
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Provincial Income Disparities in Canada: Does the Quality of Education Matter? by Akbari, Ather H.

“…The standard human capital earnings model (Mincer 1974) is used to measure systematic provincial earnings differences among individuals. Microdata obtained…”
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The Canadian earnings functions under test by Akbari, Ather H., Ogwang, Tomson

“…Many Canadian studies continue to use Mincer's basic post-schooling earnings function to analyse labour market earnings of individuals. Several policy…”
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The Public Finance Impact of Immigrant Population on Host Nations: Some Canadian Evidence by AKBARI, Ather H.

“…The public finance impact of immigrant groups of various world origins resident in Canada is analyzed by obtaining estimates of their tax payments and…”
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