Intergenerational Earnings Mobility Among the Children of Canadian Immigrants

Abdurrahman Aydemir (), Chen, Wen-Hao and Miles Corak ()

Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series from Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch

Abstract: We analyze the intergenerational income mobility of Canadians born to immigrants using the 2001 Census. A detailed portrait of the Canadian population is offered as are estimates of the degree of generational mobility among the children of immigrants from 70 countries. The degree of persistence as estimated in regression to the mean models is about the same for immigrants as for the entire population, and there is more generational mobility among immigrants in Canada than in the United States. We also use quantile regressions to distinguish between the role of social capital from other constraints limiting mobility and find that these are present and associated with father's education.

Keywords: Income; pensions; spending and wealth; Ethnic diversity and immigration; Families; households and housing; Society and community; Household; family and personal income; Ethnic groups and generations in Canada; Immigrants and non-permanent residents; Integration of newcomers; Family history; Equity and inclusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-10-25
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Working Paper: Intergenerational Earnings Mobility among the Children of Canadian Immigrants (2006)
Working Paper: Intergenerational Earnings Mobility Among the Children of Canadian Immigrants (2005)
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