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Are refugees different from economic immigrants? : Some empirical evidence on the heterogeneity of immigrant groups in the United States
Cortes, Kalena E. - In: The review of economics and statistics 86 (2004) 2, pp. 465-480
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002076379
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Are refugees different from economic immigrants? : Some empirical evidence on the heterogeneity of immigrant groups in the United States
Cortes, Kalena E. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001953338
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Country of origin, earnings convergence, and human capital investment : a new method for the analysis of U.S. immigrant economic assimilation
Duleep, Harriet Orcutt; Liu, Xingfei; Regets, Mark C. - 2018
The initial earnings of U.S. immigrants vary enormously by country of origin. Via three interrelated analyses, we show earnings convergence across source countries with time in the United States. Human-capital theory plausibly explains the inverse relationship between initial earnings and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012130585
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Are Refugees Different from Economic Immigrants? Some Empirical Evidence on the Heterogeneity of Immigrant Groups in the United States
Cortes, Kalena E. - 2021
This paper analyzes how the implicit difference in time horizons between refugees and economic immigrants affects … same level of English skills. The two immigrant groups had made substantial gains by 1990; however, refugees had made …, refugees from the 1975-1980 arrival cohort earned 20 percent more, worked 4 percent more hours, and improved their English …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319430
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Wage effects on immigrants from an increase in the minimum wage rate : an analysis by immigrant industry concentration
Cortes, Kalena E. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001953357
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Wage Effects on Immigrants from an Increase in the Minimum Wage Rate : An Analysis by Immigrant Industry Concentration
Cortes, Kalena E. - 2021
Using the monthly samples of the Current Population Survey (CPS) outgoing rotation group files, this paper analyzes the most recent increase in the U.S. minimum wage rate. This study focuses on immigrant and native-born workers who are employed in industries with low and high immigrant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319429
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The effect of undergraduate major choices on the earnings of sub-Saharan African immigrant and native-born college graduates
Seeborg, Michael C.; Ikpebe, Ene - In: The American economist : journal of the International … 66 (2021) 2, pp. 222-240
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012625001
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How the earnings growth of U.S. immigrants was underestimated
Duleep, Harriet Orcutt; Liu, Xingfei; Regets, Mark C. - 2021
immigrant men following the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act have low initial earnings and high earnings growth. Another …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012500969
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Country of Origin, Earnings Convergence, and Human Capital Investment : A New Method for the Analysis of U.S. Immigrant Economic Assimilation
Duleep, Harriet Orcutt; Liu, Xingfei; Regets, Mark C. - 2021
The initial earnings of U.S. immigrants vary enormously by country of origin. Via three interrelated analyses, we show earnings convergence across source countries with time in the United States Human-capital theory plausibly explains the inverse relationship between initial earnings and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013244052
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Essays in labor economics : parenthood, immigration, and education
Sundberg, Anton - 2024
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