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Title: How Do Immigrants From Taiwan Fare in the U.S. Labor Market?

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2016

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DOI: 10.1142/S0217590815500575

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Abstract: This paper presents evidence that since 1980, relative to native-born Americans and other immigrants, the earnings of Taiwanese immigrants have grown rapidly as they assimilate into the U.S. economy. Consistent with the existing U.S. evidence, I show that most of the immigrant–native earnings gaps can be explained by endowments, and the importance of endowments continues to increase. The estimates indicate that the improved endowments from education and U.S. experience, along with rising returns to both factors, largely explain Taiwanese immigrants’ economic assimilation experience. I show that more recently arrival cohorts of Taiwanese immigrants have earned more than the older ones since 1980.

Url: https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0217590815500575

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Authors: Lin, Carl

Periodical (Full): The Singapore Economic Review

Issue: 05

Volume: 61

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration

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