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Race, Immigration, and the U.S. Labor Market : Contrasting the Outcomes of Foreign Born and Native Blacks

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dc.contributor.authorde Walque, Damien
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-01T21:44:33Z
dc.date.available2012-06-01T21:44:33Z
dc.date.issued2008-10
dc.description.abstractIt is generally expected that immigrants do not fare as well as the native-born in the U.S. labor market. The literature also documents that Blacks experience lower labor market outcomes than Whites. This paper innovates by studying the interaction between race and immigration. The study compares the labor market outcomes of four racial groups in the United States (Whites, Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics) interacted with their foreign born status, using the Integrated Public Use Micro Data Series data for the 2000 Census. Among women and for labor market outcomes such as labor force participation, employment, and personal income, the foreign born are doing worse than the native born from the same racial background, with the exception of Blacks. Among men, for labor force participation and employment, foreign-born Blacks are doing better than native Blacks. The paper tests different possible explanations for this "reversal" of the advantage of natives over immigrants among Blacks. It considers citizenship, ability in English, age at and time since arrival in the United States, as well as neighborhood effects, but concludes that none of these channels explains or modifies the observed reversal.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9899327/race-immigration-labor-marke-t-contrasting-outcomes-foreign-born-native-blacks
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4737
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6941
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4737
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAFRICAN SLAVES
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectASSIMILATION
dc.subjectBLACK
dc.subjectBLACK MALES
dc.subjectBLACK MEN
dc.subjectBLACK WOMEN
dc.subjectBLACK-WHITE
dc.subjectBLACKS
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCOLLEGE GRADUATES
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCULTURAL FACTORS
dc.subjectCULTURAL TRAITS
dc.subjectDEBATE
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFORCED MIGRATION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGHETTOS
dc.subjectHISPANIC MALES
dc.subjectHISPANIC MEN
dc.subjectHISPANIC ORIGIN
dc.subjectHISPANIC WOMEN
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT GROUPS
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT STATUS
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION STATUS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR RELATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOCAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPROBIT REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectRACE
dc.subjectRACE CATEGORIES
dc.subjectRACES
dc.subjectRACIAL COMPOSITION
dc.subjectRACIAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectRACIAL DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectRACIAL GROUP
dc.subjectRACIAL GROUPS
dc.subjectRACIAL SEGREGATION
dc.subjectRECENT IMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSEGREGATED NEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subjectSEGREGATION
dc.subjectSKILL GROUP
dc.subjectSLAVERY
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICA
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWHITE MALES
dc.subjectWHITE WOMEN
dc.subjectWHITES
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILD
dc.titleRace, Immigration, and the U.S. Labor Market : Contrasting the Outcomes of Foreign Born and Native Blacksen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.crossref.titleRace, Immigration, And The U.S. Labor Market: Contrasting The Outcomes Of Foreign Born And Native Blacks
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okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4737
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9899327
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okr.sectorOther social services
okr.sectorHealth
okr.sectorEducation
okr.themeHuman development :: Other human development
okr.topicSocial Development::Race in Society
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicEducation::Educational Policy and Planning
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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