Career Placement of Skilled Migrants in the U.S. Labor Market : A Dynamic Approach

The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the U.S. labor market vary significantly by country of origin even when education and other factors are taken into account. Does the heterogeneity persist over time? Using data from the 198...

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Main Author: Neagu, Ileana Cristina
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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spelling okr-10986-40852021-04-23T14:02:15Z Career Placement of Skilled Migrants in the U.S. Labor Market : A Dynamic Approach Neagu, Ileana Cristina ACCOUNTING ARMED CONFLICT ASSIMILATION OF IMMIGRANTS AVERAGE EARNINGS BRAIN WASTE CALCULATION CENSUS DATA CENSUSES CHECKS COLLEGE DEGREE CONTRIBUTIONS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CURRENT POPULATION DEATH RATES DISCRIMINATION DOMESTIC LABOR DOMESTIC LABOR MARKET EARNINGS EARNINGS MEASURE EARNINGS OF IMMIGRANTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS EDUCATION RESOURCES EMIGRATION EMIGRATION RATE ETHNIC GROUPS FAMILY ECONOMICS HOST COUNTRY HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL CHARACTERISTICS HUMAN ­ CAPITAL ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANT FLOWS IMMIGRANT FLOWS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IMMIGRANT POPULATION IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION POLICY INCOME INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW INWARD MIGRATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR RELATIONS LEGAL IMMIGRANTS LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF EDUCATION MARKET CONDITIONS MEDIA COVERAGE MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS MIGRANT ASSIMILATION MIGRATION MIGRATION COSTS MIGRATION DECISIONS MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION PROCESS MIGRATION RATES MIGRATION RESEARCH MIGRATION STUDIES MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE NATIONAL ORIGIN NATURALIZATION NATURALIZATION SERVICE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY OLDER INDIVIDUALS PERMANENT RESIDENCE POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU POPULATION TRENDS POTENTIAL MIGRANTS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PUBLIC POLICY QUESTIONNAIRES RATE OF GROWTH RATES OF RETURN RECENT IMMIGRANTS REFUGEE RESPECT RETIREMENT RETURN MIGRATION ROLE OF MIGRATION SKILL LEVELS SKILLED MIGRANTS SKILLED PEOPLE SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION VALUABLE VISAS WAGE WAGE GAP WAGE GROWTH WAGES WORK EXPERIENCE WORK FORCE The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the U.S. labor market vary significantly by country of origin even when education and other factors are taken into account. Does the heterogeneity persist over time? Using data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses, this study finds that the performance of migrants from countries with lower initial occupational placement levels improves at a higher rate compared with that of migrants originating from countries with higher initial levels. Nevertheless, the magnitude of convergence suggests full catch-up is unlikely. Country specific attributes are found to have less direct impact on the rate of assimilation than on the initial performance. 2012-03-19T19:09:44Z 2012-03-19T19:09:44Z 2009-04-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090401115947 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4085 English Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP),Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4891 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region
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topic ACCOUNTING
ARMED CONFLICT
ASSIMILATION OF IMMIGRANTS
AVERAGE EARNINGS
BRAIN WASTE
CALCULATION
CENSUS DATA
CENSUSES
CHECKS
COLLEGE DEGREE
CONTRIBUTIONS
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CURRENT POPULATION
DEATH RATES
DISCRIMINATION
DOMESTIC LABOR
DOMESTIC LABOR MARKET
EARNINGS
EARNINGS MEASURE
EARNINGS OF IMMIGRANTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PROGRESS
ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION
EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS
EDUCATION RESOURCES
EMIGRATION
EMIGRATION RATE
ETHNIC GROUPS
FAMILY ECONOMICS
HOST COUNTRY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL CHARACTERISTICS
HUMAN ­ CAPITAL
ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
IMMIGRANT
IMMIGRANT FLOWS
IMMIGRANT FLOWS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
IMMIGRANT POPULATION
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION POLICY
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
INWARD MIGRATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR RELATIONS
LEGAL IMMIGRANTS
LEGAL STATUS
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
MARKET CONDITIONS
MEDIA COVERAGE
MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS
MIGRANT ASSIMILATION
MIGRATION
MIGRATION COSTS
MIGRATION DECISIONS
MIGRATION FLOWS
MIGRATION PROCESS
MIGRATION RATES
MIGRATION RESEARCH
MIGRATION STUDIES
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
NATIONAL ORIGIN
NATURALIZATION
NATURALIZATION SERVICE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY
OLDER INDIVIDUALS
PERMANENT RESIDENCE
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU
POPULATION TRENDS
POTENTIAL MIGRANTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PUBLIC POLICY
QUESTIONNAIRES
RATE OF GROWTH
RATES OF RETURN
RECENT IMMIGRANTS
REFUGEE
RESPECT
RETIREMENT
RETURN MIGRATION
ROLE OF MIGRATION
SKILL LEVELS
SKILLED MIGRANTS
SKILLED PEOPLE
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
VALUABLE
VISAS
WAGE
WAGE GAP
WAGE GROWTH
WAGES
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORK FORCE
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ARMED CONFLICT
ASSIMILATION OF IMMIGRANTS
AVERAGE EARNINGS
BRAIN WASTE
CALCULATION
CENSUS DATA
CENSUSES
CHECKS
COLLEGE DEGREE
CONTRIBUTIONS
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
CURRENT POPULATION
DEATH RATES
DISCRIMINATION
DOMESTIC LABOR
DOMESTIC LABOR MARKET
EARNINGS
EARNINGS MEASURE
EARNINGS OF IMMIGRANTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PROGRESS
ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION
EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS
EDUCATION RESOURCES
EMIGRATION
EMIGRATION RATE
ETHNIC GROUPS
FAMILY ECONOMICS
HOST COUNTRY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL CHARACTERISTICS
HUMAN ­ CAPITAL
ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
IMMIGRANT
IMMIGRANT FLOWS
IMMIGRANT FLOWS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
IMMIGRANT POPULATION
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION POLICY
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
INWARD MIGRATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR RELATIONS
LEGAL IMMIGRANTS
LEGAL STATUS
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
MARKET CONDITIONS
MEDIA COVERAGE
MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS
MIGRANT ASSIMILATION
MIGRATION
MIGRATION COSTS
MIGRATION DECISIONS
MIGRATION FLOWS
MIGRATION PROCESS
MIGRATION RATES
MIGRATION RESEARCH
MIGRATION STUDIES
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
NATIONAL ORIGIN
NATURALIZATION
NATURALIZATION SERVICE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY
OLDER INDIVIDUALS
PERMANENT RESIDENCE
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU
POPULATION TRENDS
POTENTIAL MIGRANTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PUBLIC POLICY
QUESTIONNAIRES
RATE OF GROWTH
RATES OF RETURN
RECENT IMMIGRANTS
REFUGEE
RESPECT
RETIREMENT
RETURN MIGRATION
ROLE OF MIGRATION
SKILL LEVELS
SKILLED MIGRANTS
SKILLED PEOPLE
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
VALUABLE
VISAS
WAGE
WAGE GAP
WAGE GROWTH
WAGES
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORK FORCE
Neagu, Ileana Cristina
Career Placement of Skilled Migrants in the U.S. Labor Market : A Dynamic Approach
geographic_facet The World Region
The World Region
relation Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP),Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4891
description The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the U.S. labor market vary significantly by country of origin even when education and other factors are taken into account. Does the heterogeneity persist over time? Using data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses, this study finds that the performance of migrants from countries with lower initial occupational placement levels improves at a higher rate compared with that of migrants originating from countries with higher initial levels. Nevertheless, the magnitude of convergence suggests full catch-up is unlikely. Country specific attributes are found to have less direct impact on the rate of assimilation than on the initial performance.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Neagu, Ileana Cristina
author_facet Neagu, Ileana Cristina
author_sort Neagu, Ileana Cristina
title Career Placement of Skilled Migrants in the U.S. Labor Market : A Dynamic Approach
title_short Career Placement of Skilled Migrants in the U.S. Labor Market : A Dynamic Approach
title_full Career Placement of Skilled Migrants in the U.S. Labor Market : A Dynamic Approach
title_fullStr Career Placement of Skilled Migrants in the U.S. Labor Market : A Dynamic Approach
title_full_unstemmed Career Placement of Skilled Migrants in the U.S. Labor Market : A Dynamic Approach
title_sort career placement of skilled migrants in the u.s. labor market : a dynamic approach
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090401115947
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4085
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