Title:
Mind the GAAP: Wage Differentials between Native and Immigrant Cohorts
Author(s):
Michael Farkas
Department:
Economics
Faculty Mentor(s):
Jie Ma
Abstract / Summary:
This paper will examine the wages of immigrant accounting and medical professionals using American Community Surveys from 2010, 2015, and 2020. Immigrants' higher education attainment gives them a wage advantage over natives, an advantage greater for medical professionals. Results suggest that the origin of immigrants plays a pivotal role in their lifetime earnings, as do other personal characteristics. Over time immigrants maintain a wage premium as they continue to assimilate into the United States.
Publication Date:
Jan-9-2024
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