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Entry Earnings, Earnings Growth, and Human Capital Investment: The 1985–1990 and 1995–2000 Cohorts

In: Human Capital Investment

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  • Harriet Duleep

    (William & Mary)

  • Mark C. Regets

    (National Foundation for American Policy)

  • Seth Sanders

    (Cornell University)

  • Phanindra V. Wunnava

    (Middlebury College)

Abstract

We show that the well-documented pattern of lower entry wages for more recent immigrant cohorts holds for immigrants from Asian developing countries as well. We also show considerable earnings growth over the first ten years in the U.S. that substantially closes the wage gap with native workers. We document direct evidence that Asian immigrants invest in human capital more than natives do. We also show that the correlation between lower entry wages and higher wage growth holds within Chinese immigrants that come from differing places of origin within China.

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  • Harriet Duleep & Mark C. Regets & Seth Sanders & Phanindra V. Wunnava, 2020. "Entry Earnings, Earnings Growth, and Human Capital Investment: The 1985–1990 and 1995–2000 Cohorts," Springer Books, in: Human Capital Investment, chapter 0, pages 189-197, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-47083-8_17
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47083-8_17
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