title: More on immigrants' earnings over time.
abstract: Immigrants' earnings have been found to be below those of natives in the earliest years after immigration, but with time in the US, earnings catch up with and then surpass those of natives.  The authors obtain this result using an alternate data set, confirming the previous work of Barry Chiswick.  The catch up period is between 20 and 30 years, later than Chiswick's result.  After adding variables for foreign education and English ability, the catch up period is only 3 years after entry.  In a context where other variables are not held constant, the authors consider effects of discrimination in admission by schooling and age.  Both are found to be powerful selection factors in increasing the earnings levels of immigrants.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003142:Communication; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D007182:Income; D007802:Language; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011287:Prejudice; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012923:Social Class; D012940:Social Problems; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Communication; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Income; International Migration; Language; Macroeconomic Factors; Migrants; Migration; Nationality; Native-born; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Social Discrimination; Social Problems; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Time Factors; United States; Wages