Objectives: Immigrants are typically healthier than the native-born population in the
receiving country and also tend to be healthier than non-migrants in the countries of origin …

The rising number of immigrants to the United States and other western countries has been
accompanied by rising interest in the characteristics of immigrants including their mortality …

The existence of a healthy immigrant effect—where immigrants are on average healthier
than the native born—is a widely cited phenomenon across a multitude of literatures …

The literature on immigrant health has repeatedly reported the paradoxical finding, where
immigrants from Latin American countries to OECD countries appear to enjoy better health …

The authors of several essays in this volume, including Hasia R. Diner, Susan Hardwick,
and Barbara Schmitter Heisler (Chapers 1, 6, 4), express regret regarding the virtual …

The existing literature has often underscored the “healthy migrant” effect and the “salmon
bias” in understanding the health of migrants. Nevertheless, direct evidence for these two …

It is often assumed that refugees in the US are at an economic disadvantage compared to
other immigrants. A number of hypotheses have been postulated to explain this 'refugee …

Background: Even if health status of immigrants constitutes an important public health issue,
the literature provides contradictory results on the existence of a 'healthy migrant'effect in …

Objectives Studies have found a 'healthy-migrant effect'(HME) among arriving migrants, that
is, a better health status compared with others in the home country, but also in comparison …

The paper sheds light on the patterns of labor market integration of refugees in Western
countries, who arrived primarily during the 2015–2016 mass refugee migration. Its major …