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Chinese immigrants in the US labor market: Effects of post-tiananmen immigration policy
Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline; Kerr, Emily - 2012
examine employment and earnings among Chinese immigrants who were likely beneficiaries of the U.S. government's actions …. Relative to immigrants from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea - countries not covered by the post-Tiananmen immigration policy … measures - highly-educated immigrants from mainland China experienced significant employment and earnings gains during the 1990 …
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Is there a 'marriage premium' for gay men?
Zavodny, Madeline - 2007
It is well-known that married men earn more than comparable single men, with typical estimates of the male marriage premium in the range of 10 to 20 percent. Some research also finds that cohabiting men earn more than men not living with a female partner. This study uses data from the General...
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Immigrants in risky occupations
Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline - 2012
This chapter reviews the economics literature on immigrant-native differentials in occupational risk. It begins by briefly explaining the theory of compensating wage differentials. It then provides a more detailed discussion of the empirical evidence on the subject, which reaches several...
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