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Title: Estudio comparativo de la inserciaboral de los migrantes calificados de Amca Latina en Estados Unidos, 1990-2000 [Comparative study of the employment of skilled Latin American migrants in the United States, 1990-2000]

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Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: Comparative study of the labor insertion of Latin American qualified migrants in the United States, 1990-2000A study on labor insertion of Latin American qualified worker immigrants between 1990 and 2000; the researched in based on a sample of five percent of the US PopulationCensus and takes as a referent those born in the United States and India. The labor insertion of qualified immigrants by means of comparative determination is evaluated; in the explanation of this phenomenon aspectsof human capital, demographic and context are taken into account. By means of the application of logistic regression models the probability of labor insertion is described.Key words: globalization, segmented labor market, qualified employment, unqualified employment, sub-utilization, India, United States, South America, Central America, Caribbean, Mexico.

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Authors: Gonzlez-Becerril, Juan Gabino

Periodical (Full): Papeles de Polcaci

Issue: 61

Volume: 15

Pages: 169-194

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration

Countries: United States