ASSIMILATION, CHANGES IN COHORT QUALITY, AND THE EARNINGS OF IMMIGRANTS
ASSIMILATION, CHANGES IN COHORT QUALITY, AND THE EARNINGS OF IMMIGRANTS
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DOI：
10.1086/298065
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发表时间：
1985-01-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
BORJAS, GJ
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作者：
BORJAS, GJ
本文重新审视了在大多数关于移民收入的横断面研究中发现的两个“事实”的经验基础：(1)移民在融入美国后收入迅速增长；(2)这种快速增长导致许多移民在移民后10-15年内超过了土著的收入。利用1970年和1980年的美国人口普查，本文研究了1970-1980年期间特定移民群体经历的收入增长。研究发现，对于大多数移民群体，队列内的增长显著小于横截面回归预测的增长。这一差异与被允许进入美国的移民的“质量”长期下降的假设一致。
This paper reexamines the empirical basis for two "facts" that seem to be found in most cross-section studies of immigrant earnings: (1) the earnings of immigrants grow rapidly as they assimilate into the United States; and (2) this rapid growth leads to many immigrants' overtaking the earnings of the natives within 10-15 years after immigration. Using the 1970 and 1980 U.S. censuses, this paper studies the earnings growth experienced by specific immigrant cohorts during the period 1970-80. It is found that within-cohort growth is significantly smaller than the growth predicted by cross-section regressions for most immigrant groups. This differential is consistent with the hypothesis that there has been a secular decline in the "quality" of immigrants admitted to the United States.