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Title: An Analysis of Earnings Differentials between College-Educated Chinese Immigrants and US Natives: Who Has the Advantage?

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Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: This paper uses 2012 American Community Survey (ACS) data to examine the relative earnings performance of full-time employed college-educated Chinese immigrants compared to full-time employed college-educated natives. The college-educated Chinese immigrant population has nearly a $7,000 unadjusted earnings advantage over natives. We show that this advantage is primarily due to differences in human capital endowments between the two groups. For example, college-educated Chinese immigrants are more likely to have PhD degrees and to choose majors that lead to higher paying occupations than college-educated natives. When we control for human capital and demographic differences, the Chinese immigrant earnings advantage becomes a small disadvantage. We also find that Chinese that came as youth, and have been in the U.S. for many years, have a significant earnings advantage over other Chinese immigrants.

Url: https://econpapers.repec.org/article/mvejournl/v_3a41_3ay_3a2015_3ai_3a2_3ap_3a1-18.htm

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Authors: Liao, Lu; Seeborg, Michael

Periodical (Full): Journal of Economic Insight (formerly the Journal of Economics (MVEA))

Issue: 2

Volume: 41

Pages: 1-18

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Migration and Immigration

Countries: United States