Social Sciences
8 years ago

Recent male immigrants to the US show improved labor market skills.

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The Labor Market Skills of Recent Male Immigrants: Evidence from the Current Population Survey
Edward Funkhouser, Stephen J. Trejo

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Recent male immigrants to the United States who arrived in the late 1980s had higher education levels and earnings compared to those who came earlier in the decade. This breaks the trend of declining immigrant skill levels seen from 1940 to 1980. However, despite this improvement in the 1980s, the average skills of recent immigrants are still lower than in the past.