Arthur Sweetman

McMaster University - Department of Economics

Professor

1280 Main Street West

Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M4

Canada

McMaster University - Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)

Professor

1280 Main St. W

Hamilton, ON L8S 4M4

Canada

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Schaumburg-Lippe-Str. 7 / 9

Bonn, D-53072

Germany

  • McMaster University - Department of Economics

  • McMaster University - Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)

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First and Second Generation Immigrant Educational Attainment and Labor Market Outcomes: A Comparison of the United States and Canada

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2298
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 22 Sep 2006 Last Revised: 06 May 2023
Abdurrahman Aydemir and Arthur Sweetman
Sabanci University and McMaster University - Department of Economics
Downloads 379 (135,509)
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second generation, immigration, United States, Canada, education

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Microcredit in Pre-Famine Ireland

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 19 May 1997
Aidan Hollis and Arthur Sweetman
University of Calgary - Department of Economics and McMaster University - Department of Economics
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Ontario's Experiment with Primary Care Reform

SPP Research Paper No. 7-11
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 10 May 2014
Arthur Sweetman and Gioia Buckley
McMaster University - Department of Economics and McMaster University
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Ontario Primary Care, Primary Care Reform, Primary Health Care

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The Portability of New Immigrants' Human Capital: Language, Education and Occupational Matching

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5851
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Jul 2011
Gustave Goldmann, Arthur Sweetman and Casey Warman
affiliation not provided to SSRN, McMaster University - Department of Economics and Dalhousie University
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immigration, human capital portability, occupation, language, education

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Immigration: What About the Children and Grandchildren?

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Immigration: What About the Children and Grandchildren?

CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2014-009
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Jan 2014
Arthur Sweetman and Jan C. van Ours
McMaster University - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - Department of Economics
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Second-generation immigration, 1.5-generation immigration

Immigration: What About the Children and Grandchildren?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7919
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 01 Feb 2014
Arthur Sweetman and Jan C. van Ours
McMaster University - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - Department of Economics
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labor market position, educational attainment, 1.5-generation immigration, second-generation immigration, intergenerational assimilation, economic integration

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The Impact of Placing Adolescent Males into Foster Care on Their Education, Income Assistance and Incarcerations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5429
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 18 Jan 2011
William P. Warburton, Rebecca Warburton, Arthur Sweetman and Clyde Hertzman
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Victoria, McMaster University - Department of Economics and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
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Foster Care, Local Average Treatment Effects

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The International Migration of Health Professionals

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6517
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 05 May 2012
Michel Grignon, Yaw Owusu and Arthur Sweetman
McMaster University - Department of Economics, McMaster University - Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA) and McMaster University - Department of Economics
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migration, health professionals, international medical graduates

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Viewpoint: Estimating the Causal Effects of Policies and Programs

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10108
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
Jeffrey A. Smith and Arthur Sweetman
University of Wisconsin - Madison and McMaster University - Department of Economics
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partial equilibrium identification, heterogeneous treatment effects, causal effects

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An Introduction to the Economics of Immigration in OECD Countries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13755
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Oct 2020
Anthony Edo, Lionel Ragot, Hillel Rapoport, Sulin Sardoschau, Andreas Steinmayr and Arthur Sweetman
Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of Lille I, Paris School of Economics (PSE), Humboldt University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy and McMaster University - Department of Economics
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immigration, labor market and fiscal effects of immigration, integration, diversity and productivity, trade and migration, political economy of immigration, refugees

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Targeting Tax Relief at Youth Employment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10182
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 06 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
Matthew D Webb, Casey Warman and Arthur Sweetman
Carleton University - Department of Economics, Dalhousie University and McMaster University - Department of Economics
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targeted tax policy, unemployment, unemployment insurance, displacement, youth unemployment

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Basic Information and Communication Technology Skills Among Canadian Immigrants and Non-Immigrants

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11801
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Sep 2018
N.T. Khuong Truong and Arthur Sweetman
Curtin University and McMaster University - Department of Economics
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information and communication technologies (ICT), skills, immigration, PIAAC, problem-solving in technology-rich environments (PSTRE), digital literacy, problem-solving, skill shortage

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Information and Communication Technology Talent: The Skills We Need—Framing the Issues

Canadian Public Policy 44(S1), Siii-Six, 2018
Posted: 23 Nov 2019
Ross Finnie, Richard Mueller and Arthur Sweetman
University of Ottawa, University of Lethbridge and McMaster University - Department of Economics

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digital economy, labour market, skills, education, ICT, Canada

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Occupational Regulation and Foreign Qualification Recognition: An Overview

Canadian Public Policy, Supplement 1, Vol. 41, 2015
Posted: 09 May 2016
Arthur Sweetman, James Ted McDonald and Lesleyanne Hawthorne
McMaster University - Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick - Fredericton - Department of Economics and University of Melbourne

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Labor Policy, Labor Market, Self Regulation, Government Regulation, Foreign Workers, Canada, Immigrants, Canada, Employment

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The Life Cycle of a Microfinance Institution: An Economic Analysis of the Irish Loan Funds

Posted: 07 Feb 2002
Aidan Hollis and Arthur Sweetman
University of Calgary - Department of Economics and McMaster University - Department of Economics

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microfinance, Ireland, New Institutional Economics

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Microcredit: What Can We Learn from the Past?

World Development, Vol. 26, No. 10, October 1998
Posted: 03 Feb 1999
Aidan Hollis and Arthur Sweetman
University of Calgary - Department of Economics and McMaster University - Department of Economics

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Microcredit in Prefamine Ireland

Posted: 03 Feb 1999
Aidan Hollis and Arthur Sweetman
University of Calgary - Department of Economics and McMaster University - Department of Economics

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Wage Loss Following Displacement: The Role of Union Coverage

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, April 1998
Posted: 03 Feb 1998
Peter Kuhn and Arthur Sweetman
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Department of Economics and McMaster University - Department of Economics

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