1st Edition
The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market Employment and Labor Force Turnover
By Michael E. Hurst
Copyright 1998
232 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book analyzes the labor market adjustment processes of immigrants in the United States. Newly-arrived immigrants earn less, work fewer weeks, and have higher rates of unemployment than native-born workers. After a period of assimilation, these conditions later converge to, and often surpass, those of native-born workers. The adjustment process traditionally implies greater employment... Read more
Figures, Tables, Acknowledgments, I. Introduction, II. Theories of Immigration, III. Models of Labor Turnover and Unemployment, IV. Empirical Evidence in the Literature, V. The Theory of Immigrant Unemployment and Turnover, and Hypotheses, VI. Data Sources, VII. The Model, Estimating Equations, and Methodology, VIII. Employment, Unemployment, Out of the Labor Force, IX. Job Losers, Job Leavers, Labor Force Entrants, X. Search Duration-Weeks Looking for Work, XI. Adjusting Unemployment Probabilities for Duration of Unemployment, XII. Summary, Conclusions, Policy Implications, Notes, Appendices, Cited References
Biography
Hurst, Michael E.
