.S. Census data, this paper examines whether access to native networks, as measured by marriage to a native, increases the … marriage to a native indeed increases immigrant employment rates. Next, we show that the returns to marrying a native are not … likely to arise solely from legal status acquired through marriage or characteristics of native spouses. We then present …

.S. Census data, this paper examines whether access to native networks, as measured by marriage to a native, increases the … marriage to a native indeed increases immigrant employment rates. Next, we show that the returns to marrying a native are not … likely to arise solely from legal status acquired through marriage or characteristics of native spouses. We then present …

from intermarriage vanish and do not differ from premiums from marriage between immigrants. However, immigrants who …

from intermarriage vanish and do not differ from premiums from marriage between immigrants. However, immigrants who …

from intermarriage vanish and do not differ from premiums from marriage between immigrants. However, immigrants who …

Marriage to a native has a theoretically ambiguous impact on immigrant employment rates. Utilizing 2000 U.S. Census … data, this paper empirically tests whether and how marriage choice affects the probability that an immigrant is employed … suggest that marriage to a native increases an immigrant's employment probability by approximately four percentage points. The …

marriage to a native spouse facilitates business survival. -- Business ownership ; migration ; native spouse ; social networks …