Immigration and the Earnings of Youth in the U.S

This article reports findings that have emerged from an effort made at statistically measuring the effects of immigration on the earnings of U.S.-born youth. The presence of immigrants arriving before 1965 has a positive impact on youth earnings. Recently arrived immigrants impact negatively, howeve...

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Published in:The International migration review 1988, Vol.22 (1), p.104-116
Main Authors: Matta, Benjamin N., Popp, Anthony V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Age groups
Americas
Coefficients
Datasets
Demography
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
Earnings
Economics
Emigration and Immigration
Employment
Health Manpower
Human capital
Immigration
Immigration policy
Income
Labor markets
Market conditions
North America
Population
Population Characteristics
Population Dynamics
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Social Class
Socioeconomic Factors
Time Factors
Transients and Migrants
United States
United States of America
Workforce
Youth
Youth Employment
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Summary:This article reports findings that have emerged from an effort made at statistically measuring the effects of immigration on the earnings of U.S.-born youth. The presence of immigrants arriving before 1965 has a positive impact on youth earnings. Recently arrived immigrants impact negatively, however. These results are consistent with recent findings that the skill level of immigrants arriving within the last two decades is lower relative to that of immigrants arriving earlier. The results also show that the negative effects diminish as the youth ages, reflecting skill acquisition and job mobility of the young worker into jobs less vulnerable to competition from immigrant workers.
ISSN:0197-9183
1747-7379
DOI:10.1177/019791838802200105