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positive impact of immigration on native men's employment and occupational standing, which increased the supply of …In this paper, we study the effects of immigration on natives' marriage, fertility, and family formation across US … aggregate migration flows, we find that immigration raised marriage rates, the probability of having children, and the …
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This paper examines the effects of education on intermarriage, and specifically whether the mechanisms through which … education affects intermarriage differ by immigrant generation, age at arrival, and race. We consider three main paths through …
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can be explained by increases in the returns to a college education. However, we find increasing intermarriage premiums …
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Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taking advantage of economic opportunities in urban non-agricultural industries. However, women may be able to circumvent such restrictions by using marriage to engage in long-distance migration - if...
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Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taking advantage of economic opportunities in urban non-agricultural industries. However, women may be able to circumvent such restrictions by using marriage to engage in long-distance migration - if...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011910970
a price for the value that intermarriage generates for their husbands. Such 'male dominance' scenario also helps explain … why immigrant men married to native daughters of immigrants from the same region get more benefits from intermarriage than …
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the value that intermarriage generates for their husbands. Such a "male dominance" scenario also helps explain why … immigrant men married to native daughters of immigrants from the same region get more benefits from intermarriage than other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012303293
country and provide business contacts. However, intermarriage may not be the driving factor of economic success but instead be … likelihood of meeting natives. Intermarriage might also be more "suspense-packed" (positively and negatively) and can thus be …
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.S. immigration policy plays an important role in whether immigrants bring in a spouse. We further investigate the trade-offs in …
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This study examines the impact of having a clear path to lawful permanent resident status, or a "green card," and naturalized citizenship on marital status and spousal characteristics among Chinese immigrants in the United States. A series of U.S. policy changes in the early 1990s made all...
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