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US immigrants' labor market adjustment: Additional human capital investment and earnings growth

Demography, 2007-11, Vol.44 (4), p.865-881 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Population Association of America ;Copyright © 2007 Population Association of America. ;Copyright Population Association of America Nov 2007 ;ISSN: 1533-7790 ;ISSN: 0070-3370 ;EISSN: 1533-7790 ;DOI: 10.1353/dem.2007.0034 ;PMID: 18232216 ;CODEN: DMGYAH

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Title:
US immigrants' labor market adjustment: Additional human capital investment and earnings growth
Author: Akresh, Ilana Redstone
Subjects: Acculturation ; Adult ; Assimilation ; Bildungsertrag ; Bildungsinvestition ; Capital investments ; Censuses ; Demographics ; Earnings ; Economic growth ; Economic investment ; Economics ; Education ; Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data ; Emigration and immigration ; Employment ; Enrollments ; Female ; Financial investments ; Government policy ; Growth rate ; Human capital ; Humans ; Immigrants ; Immigration ; Interviews as Topic ; Investition ; Investment ; Investments ; Labor market ; Labor markets ; Labour economics ; Labour market ; Learning ; Lohn ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Migrant ; Modeling ; Models, Econometric ; Noncitizens ; Salaries and Fringe Benefits - statistics & numerical data ; School enrollment ; Skill transferability ; Skills ; Social interaction ; Studies ; Time ; U.S.A ; United States ; United States of America ; USA ; Vocational education
Is Part Of: Demography, 2007-11, Vol.44 (4), p.865-881
Description: New Immigrant Survey-Pilot data are used to address the long-standing debate over whether immigrants to the United States assimilate economically. Using panel data and an individual fixed-effect specification, I find evidence indicating rapid economic assimilation, on the order of an average increase in earnings of 12%-13% during the 12-month survey period. Results indicate partial support for Duleep and Regets' Immigrant Human Capital Investment (IHCI) model, indicating an inverse relationship between initial earnings and earnings growth and showing some evidence of the expected interaction between skill transferability and skill level when predicting human capital investment decisions. Having more years of education, English proficiency, and lower earnings at the baseline are associated with a higher probability of enrolling in formal school in the United States. Overall, findings suggest substantial economic integration within the first year after establishing permanent residency.
Publisher: United States: Population Association of America
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1533-7790
ISSN: 0070-3370
EISSN: 1533-7790
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2007.0034
PMID: 18232216
CODEN: DMGYAH
Source: MEDLINE
ProQuest Central

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US immigrants' labor market adjustment: Additional human capital investment and earnings growth

Population Association of America ;Copyright © 2007 Population Association of America. ;Copyright Population Association of America Nov 2007 ;ISSN: 1533-7790 ;ISSN: 0070-3370 ;EISSN: 1533-7790 ;DOI: 10.1353/dem.2007.0034 ;PMID: 18232216 ;CODEN: DMGYAH

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