Recent Trends in the Skill Composition of Legal U.S. Immigrants

We examine fluctuations in the predicted educational attainment of newly arrived legal U.S. immigrants between 1972 and 1999 by combining data from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service with the Current Population Survey. A mid-1980s decline gave way to a noticeable improvement in the skil...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southern economic journal 2006-04, Vol.72 (4), p.938-957
Hauptverfasser:	Polgreen, Linnea, Simpson, Nicole B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic achievement Censuses Datasets Economic theory Education Educational attainment Empirical tests Employment Females Identification documents Immigrant populations Immigrants Immigration Labor markets Labour economics Labour force Labour migration Noncitizens Occupations Population Population economics Proxy reporting Proxy statements Refugees Skills Studies Trends U.S.A
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