title: The international transferability of human capital in nursing.
abstract: This study examines the transferability of foreign human capital in nursing using the 1988-2004 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN). In contrast with theoretical predictions and previous studies, this research finds evidence that foreign nursing education commands a higher return than U.S. education, even after controlling for a rich set of covariates. Consistent with the literature, the estimates illustrate foreign experience earns a lower return than domestic experience in nursing. Analysis across subsamples reveals the counter-intuitive foreign education premium is driven by foreign nurses educated in English-speaking countries and those working in hospitals. These estimates suggest future research should take into account the heterogeneity in the returns on foreign education across occupations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Kansas, 415 Snow Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. serena.h.huang@gmail.com
authors.forename: Serena H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States