Assimilation, Changes in Cohort Quality, and the Earnings of Immigrants
作者： George J. Borjas
DOI: 10.1086/298065
关键词: Economics 、 Immigration 、 Labour economics 、 Earnings 、 Cohort 、 Quality (business) 、 Earnings growth
摘要: This paper reexamines the empirical basis for two "facts" that seem to be found in most cross-section studies of immigrant earnings: (1) earnings immigrants grow rapidly as they assimilate into United States; and (2) this rapid growth leads many immigrants' overtaking natives within 10-15 years after immigration. Using 1970 1980 U.S. censuses, experienced by specific cohorts during period 1970-80. It is within-cohort significantly smaller than predicted regressions groups. differential consistent with hypothesis there has been a secular decline "quality" admitted States.
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