@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp6742, author={Fang, Tony and Samnani, Al-Karim and Novicevic, Milorad M. and Bing, Mark N.}, title={Liability-of-Foreignness Effects on Job Success of Immigrant Job Seekers}, year={2012}, month={Jul}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={6742}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp6742}, abstract={We examined the liability-of-foreignness (LOF) hypothesis for immigrant and native job seekers by analyzing a national dataset that tracks their use of job-search methods and their associated job outcomes in the Canadian labor market. To our knowledge this is the first empirical test of LOF at the individual-level while controlling for variables at multiple levels. We found support for LOF when job applicants used the rich media job-search methods of social networks and recruitment agencies, but not when they used the lean media of newspaper ads and the internet. Study limitations, implications, and future research are discussed.}, keywords={labor market;job success;levels of analysis;immigration policy;liability-of-foreignness}, }