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Title: Why are the Wages of the Mexican Immigrants and Their Descendants So Low in the United States?

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Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: This paper studies the role of occupational segregation in explaining the low wages among first, second and third generation Mexican immigrants in the United States. Mexican-Americans earn lower wages than African-Americans mainly because they possess less human capital. With respect to Americans of European descent, their lower wages are also a product of their smaller rewards for skills and underrepresentation at the top of the occupational structure. Occupational segregation constitutes an important part of the wage gap between natives and Mexican-born immigrants. For subsequent generations, the contribution of occupational segregation to the wage gap varies significantly between groups and according to the decomposition used.

Url: http://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/archivo/EstudiosEconomicos2016/305-337.pdf

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Authors: Orraco Romano, Pedro P; Garcia Meneses, Erika

Periodical (Full): Estudios Economicos

Issue: 2

Volume: 1

Pages: 305-336

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration, Poverty and Welfare

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