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Title: Do Pakistani Immigrant Women Experience a Cumulative Disadvantage within the US Labor Market?

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: This thesis empirically analyzes the economic performance of Pakistani women immigrants in the US. I estimate a comparative model of earnings for a sample of Indian and Pakistani women immigrants. Each group represents diverse patterns within the US labor market. Secondary data from the American Community Survey (2008-2012) was analyzed by running OLS regressions. The findings support the cumulative disadvantage hypothesis as the analyzed immigrant groups appear to experience a wage differential across country of origin and social position categories. The results can be utilized to inform future research on the economic performance of Pakistani women immigrants in the US.

Url: http://ebot.gmu.edu/handle/1920/9968

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Authors: Khan, Zahra Sohail

Institution: George Mason University

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Other

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