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Title: Age at Arrival and Assimilation during the Age of Mass Migration
Citation Type: Working Paper
Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: We estimate the effect of age at arrival for immigrant outcomes with a new dataset of arrivals linked to the 1940 United States Census. Using within-family variation, we find that arriving at an older age, or having more childhood exposure to the European environment, led to a more negative wage gap relative to the native born. Infant arrivals had a positive wage gap relative to natives, in contrast to a negative gap for teenage arrivals. Therefore, a key determinant of immigrant outcomes during the Age of Mass Migration was the country of residence during critical periods of childhood development.
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Authors: Alexander, Rohan; Ward, Zachary
Series Title: The Australian National University Discussion Paper Series
Publication Number: 2018-3
Institution: Australian National University Centre for Economic History
Pages: 70
Publisher Location: Canberra, Australia
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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography
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