Insights from longitudinal data on the earnings growth of U.S. foreign-born men.
Does the growth in earnings of foreign-born men exceed that of U.S. natives? We use longitudinal data on earnings from a Social Security Administration (SSA) database matched to the 1994 March Current Population Survey to shed new light on this important issue. We also examine the trend over time in the foreign-born men's earnings growth and illuminate the various ways that SSA data can be used to explore the earnings patterns of immigrants.
Duleep
Harriet Orcutt
HO
Division of Economic Research, Social Security Administration, 4417 Yuma Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20016, USA. Hduleep@ui.urban.org
Dowhan
Daniel J
DJ
D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D019992:Databases as Topic; D003710:Demography; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000639:trends*; D012943:Social Security; D014481:United States