How the earnings growth of US immigrants was underestimated
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Abstract Two radically different descriptions of immigrant earnings trajectories in the USA have emerged. One asserts that men, following 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, low initial high growth. Another post-1965 immigrants We describe methodological issues create this divide show growth becomes when are followed from their years USA; is allowed to vary with entry earnings; and—when cohorts instead individuals—sample restrictions commonly used by labor economists avoided.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Population Economics
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1432-1475', '0933-1433']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-021-00861-2