title: An assessment of the human capital content of international migrants:  an application to U.S. immigration.
abstract: The authors present a methodology for measuring the magnitude of international migration flows that includes an earnings equation approach as an economic dimension.  "Applying our methodology to U.S. immigration, we find considerable variation across source regions in the value of immigrants. Moreover, we find that simply comparing initial earnings without controlling for differences in the characteristics and migration patterns of immigrants from the various source regions can misrepresent the relative earnings potential or value of migrants." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND GER)
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005843:Geography; D007182:Income; D008722:Methods; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Income; International Migration; Methodological Studies; Migrants; Migration; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Socioeconomic Factors; United States