Destination and Ethnic-Origin Effects on Immigrants' Earnings : A Multi-level Analysis

This research examines how locality and ethnic groups affect the wages of their immigrant members differently. A multilevel random coefficient model with MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) as a geographic unit enables us to estimate the effects of contextual factors on wages more accurately than other models. The explanatory variables are based on ethnic-enclave theory and group-individual interaction theory. Using the 1990 U.S. Census PUMS (Public Use Microdata Samples), the analysis finds that the local characteristics such as clustering, communal types, communal resources, and labor market characteristics explain heterogeneity not only between ethnic groups but also between different geographic areas. The findings suggest that clustered, enclave-type geoethnic groups have a stabilization mechanism which functions as a safety-net for its members while it discounts individual achievements. It implies that current immigration policy will undermine the stability by admitting more non-family based immigrants.

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AN00071516

02874237

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23

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2007-03-25

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