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Title: Gender Equality, Economic Development, and Labor Market Success of East Asian Migrants
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2013
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Abstract: This paper examines the U.S. labor market performance of East Asian migrants, from Korea, Japan and China, from a gendered perspective. Analyzing the motivating factors behind migration, this paper compares the status of development and women’s empowerment and subsequent labor market outcomes. Labor market performance is measured by immigrants’ wages, and the Gender Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure are employed to compare institutional conditions that shape gender status and economic development in the home countries. The results show human capital factors and home country gender equality play significant roles in shaping outcomes for U.S. immigrants from East Asia.
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Authors: Huh, Yunsun
Periodical (Full): The Journal of Women and Economics
Issue: 2
Volume: 10
Pages: 1-27
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity
Countries: United States