Chutes or Ladders? A Longitudinal Analysis of Immigrant Earnings

Darren Lubotsky

Working Papers from Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Development Studies

Abstract: This study uses Social Security earnings records matched to recent cross{sections of the SIPP and CPS to study the earnings progress of U.S. immigrants. The data show that immigrants' earnings grow 10 to 13 percent during their rst twenty years in the U.S. relative to the earnings of natives with similar labor market experience. By comparison, estimates of immigrants' relative wage growth from cross{sections of the decennial Census are substantially higher.

Keywords: SOCIAL SECURITY; INCOME; IMMIGRATION; LABOUR MARKET (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C24 J1 J31 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2000
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Journal Article: Chutes or Ladders? A Longitudinal Analysis of Immigrant Earnings (2007)
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Working Paper: Chutes or Ladders? A Longitudinal Analysis of Immigrant Earnings (2000)
Working Paper: Chutes or Ladders? A Longitudinal Analysis of Immigrant Earnings (2000)
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