Current Research Projects
Economic projects
Project title
Migration to Australia and Comparisons with the United States: Who Benefits
Objectives of the study
The study investigates the impact of immigration on income distribution in Australia, and whether this impact varies according to the size and skill level of immigration into Australia. The study draws upon work undertaken in the Department of the relative economic and budgetary impact of immigration; the impact on income inequality and poverty and the social impacts and implications of high and low skill immigration. The study also compares the Australian experience with that of the US.
Researcher(s)
Professor Ross Garnaut, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.
Publication status
The report for this project was released in May 2003 and is available from thiswebsite.
See: Research Publications
Further information
For further information, please contact Research and Statistics
Section.
Telephone: 02 6264 3395
Email: research@immi.gov.au