This paper studies the occupational selection among generations of immigrants in the United States and links their … time that immigrants spend in the US and over generations. Information friction may be an explanation. …

Previous studies show that immigrants married to natives earn higher wages than immigrants married to other immigrants … immigrants that tend to marry natives but are instead most likely a result of increasing returns to the characteristics of … immigrants married to natives. Because immigrants married to natives tend to have more schooling, part of the increasing premium …

social networks by immigrants to find jobs has a significant impact on wages in both countries, the effect is positive in …The most commonly used model of labor market incorporation among immigrants in the United States analyzes their … may lose much of its explanatory power in other societies, where immigrants encounter different labor market conditions …

Previous studies show that immigrants married to natives earn higher wages than immigrants married to other immigrants … immigrants that tend to marry natives but are instead most likely a result of increasing returns to the characteristics of … immigrants married to natives. Because immigrants married to natives tend to have more schooling, part of the increasing premium …

immigrants arises not just from intergenerational improvements in years of schooling and English proficiency, but also from … consider immigrants who have worked in the United States for 40 years and who therefore have had ample time for labor market …

immigrants arises not just from intergenerational improvements in years of schooling and English proficiency, but also from … consider immigrants who have worked in the United States for 40 years and who therefore have had ample time for labor market …

This paper considers the labor market assimilation of immigrants in terms of earnings and employment (employment … country (ESDC). Among men in general, 'negative assimilation' is found for immigrants from the ESDC, and positive assimilation … male counterparts. This may reflect the greater tendency for female immigrants to be tied movers. Among never married …

inequality, and (2) growth in both the size and the diversity of immigration flows. Because a large share of new immigrants … determinants of success in the US labor market, an obvious concern is that such immigrants are a poor fit for the restructured … topics: the labor market integration of immigrants, the socio-economic attainment of the US-born descendants of immigrants …

international (and internal) migrants, both in terms of the ease of obtaining proficiency in the destination language and access to … linguistic enclaves, (2) the determinants of destination language proficiency among international migrants, based on a model (the … destination language skills, and Economic incentives for acquiring this proficiency, (3) the consequences for immigrants of …

social networks by immigrants to find jobs has a significant impact on wages in both countries, the effect is positive in …The most commonly used model of labor market incorporation among immigrants in the United States analyzes their … may lose much of its explanatory power in other societies, where immigrants encounter different labor market conditions …