This paper examines the effect of education on intermarriage and specifically, whether the mechanisms through which … education affects intermarriage differ by immigrant generation and race. We consider three main paths through which education …

immigrant employment rates. We show that even when controlling for a variety of human capital and assimilation measures … variation in marriage market conditions suggests that the relationship between marriage decisions and employment rates is not …

positive association. However, in contrast to those who completed their education pre-immigration, immigrants who arrived at a …

particular at the marriage market. There are also non-trivial effects on employment, but a more limited impact on education and …

wages and employment of younger and lesseducated U.S. workers fell. Some blame recent immigration shifts for the misfortunes … immigration. An IV strategy, which deals with the endogeneity of immigration by exploiting a large influx of Central American … educated native men. Yet, ignoring the flows of native and earlier immigrants in response to this exogeneous immigration is …

While anecdotal evidence suggests that interest groups play a key role in shaping immigration policy, there is no … combining information on the number of temporary work visas with data on lobbying activity associated with immigration. We find … robust evidence that both pro- and anti-immigration interest groups play a statistically significant and economically …

Economic debate about the consequences of immigration in the US has largely focused on how influxes of foreign … effect of immigration within the market for highly-educated labor. We use O*NET data on job characteristics to assess whether … interactive and communication skills. When the foreign-born proportion of highlyeducated employment within an occupation rises …

This paper investigates the effects of Spain's large recent immigration wave on the labor supply of highly skilled … native women. We hypothesize that female immigration led to an increase in the supply of affordable household services, such … family responsibilities. Our evidence indicates that over the last decade immigration led to an important expansion in the …