Performance of skilled migrants in the U.S. A dynamic approach.

Autor/inn/en	Mattoo, Aaditya; Neagu, Ileana Cristina; Özden, Caglar
Institution	Weltbank
Titel	Performance of skilled migrants in the U.S. A dynamic approach. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Leistung qualifizierter Einwanderer in den Vereinigten Staaten.
Quelle	Washington, DC (2012), 41 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	World Bank policy research working paper. 6140
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Kultur; Konvergenz; Migrationshintergrund; Berufliche Integration; Beruflicher Aufstieg; Berufserfolg; Berufsstruktur; Qualifikationsniveau; Welt; Arbeitnehmer; Ausländer; Migrant; Herkunftsland; USA
Abstract	The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the United States labor market vary significantly by country of origin even when education and other individual factors are taken into account. Does the heterogeneity persist over time? Using data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 Censuses, this paper 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 performance levels. Nevertheless, the magnitude of convergence suggests that full catch-up is unlikely. The impact of country specific attributes on the immigrants' occupational placement occurs mainly through their effect on initial performance and they lose significance when initial occupational levels are controlled for in the estimation. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2013/1