Career Placement of Skilled Migrants in the U.S. Labor Market : 
A Dynamic Approach

Neagu, Ileana Cristina

Career Placement of Skilled Migrants in the U.S. Labor Market : A Dynamic Approach

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The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the U.S. labor market vary significantly by country of origin even when education and other factors are taken into account. Does the heterogeneity persist over time? Using data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses, this study finds that the performance of migrants from countries with lower initial occupational placement levels improves at a higher rate compared with that of migrants originating from countries with higher initial levels. Nevertheless, the magnitude of convergence suggests full catch-up is unlikely. Country specific attributes are found to have less direct impact on the rate of assimilation than on the initial performance.

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ACCOUNTING, ARMED CONFLICT, ASSIMILATION OF IMMIGRANTS, AVERAGE EARNINGS, BRAIN WASTE, CALCULATION, CENSUS DATA, CENSUSES, CHECKS, COLLEGE DEGREE, CONTRIBUTIONS, COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, CURRENT POPULATION, DEATH RATES, DISCRIMINATION, DOMESTIC LABOR, DOMESTIC LABOR MARKET, EARNINGS, EARNINGS MEASURE, EARNINGS OF IMMIGRANTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC PROGRESS, ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION, EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS, EDUCATION RESOURCES, EMIGRATION, EMIGRATION RATE, ETHNIC GROUPS, FAMILY ECONOMICS, HOST COUNTRY, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL CHARACTERISTICS, HUMAN CAPITAL, ILLEGAL MIGRANTS, IMMIGRANT, IMMIGRANT FLOWS, IMMIGRANT FLOWS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, IMMIGRANT POPULATION, IMMIGRANTS, IMMIGRATION, IMMIGRATION POLICY, INCOME, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW, INWARD MIGRATION, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR RELATIONS, LEGAL IMMIGRANTS, LEGAL STATUS, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, MARKET CONDITIONS, MEDIA COVERAGE, MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS, MIGRANT ASSIMILATION, MIGRATION, MIGRATION COSTS, MIGRATION DECISIONS, MIGRATION FLOWS, MIGRATION PROCESS, MIGRATION RATES, MIGRATION RESEARCH, MIGRATION STUDIES, MORTALITY, MORTALITY RATE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, NATURALIZATION, NATURALIZATION SERVICE, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY, OLDER INDIVIDUALS, PERMANENT RESIDENCE, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POLICY MAKERS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU, POPULATION TRENDS, POTENTIAL MIGRANTS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRESS, PUBLIC POLICY, QUESTIONNAIRES, RATE OF GROWTH, RATES OF RETURN, RECENT IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEE, RESPECT, RETIREMENT, RETURN MIGRATION, ROLE OF MIGRATION, SKILL LEVELS, SKILLED MIGRANTS, SKILLED PEOPLE, SKILLED WORKERS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, VALUABLE, VISAS, WAGE, WAGE GAP, WAGE GROWTH, WAGES, WORK EXPERIENCE, WORK FORCE