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Age at Arrival and Assimilation During the Age of Mass Migration.
- Source :
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Journal of Economic History . Sep2018, Vol. 78 Issue 3, p904-937. 34p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- We estimate the effect of age at arrival for immigrant outcomes with a new dataset of arrivals linked to the 1940 U.S. Census. Using within-family variation, we find that arriving at an older age, or having more childhood exposure to the European environment, led to a more negative wage gap relative to the native born. Infant arrivals had a positive wage gap relative to natives, in contrast to a negative gap for teenage arrivals. Therefore, a key determinant of immigrant outcomes during the Age of Mass Migration was the country of residence during critical periods of childhood development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00220507
- Volume :
- 78
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Economic History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131635242
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050718000335