Social Sciences
8 years ago

Immigrant earnings growth offsets initial entry decline, benefiting Social Security.

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Social Security and immigrant earnings.
Harriet Orcutt Duleep, Mark C. Regets

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Immigrant men earn more over time than U.S.-born men. Initial earnings of immigrants have decreased, but their earnings growth has increased. This compensates for lower entry earnings.

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