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Immigrant skills and ethnic spillovers.

G J Borjas

    Journal of Population Economics
    |January 1, 1994
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    Ethnicity influences human capital accumulation through ethnic spillovers. Later generations of immigrants show faster economic advancement, with ethnic spillovers being more significant for households at skill distribution extremes.

    Area of Science:

    • Sociology
    • Economics
    • Human Capital Theory

    Background:

    • Intergenerational transmission of skills is influenced by parental inputs.
    • Previous research has not fully explored ethnic spillover effects on human capital.
    • Understanding these effects is crucial for immigrant integration and socioeconomic mobility.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the hypothesis that ethnicity has spillover effects on human capital accumulation.
    • To document the differential importance of parental inputs versus ethnic spillovers across ethnic groups.
    • To analyze these dynamics within and across immigrant and U.S.-born populations.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized data from the General Social Surveys (GSS).
    • Employed statistical analysis to examine intergenerational skill transmission.
    Keywords:
    AmericasComparative StudiesCultural BackgroundDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEconomic FactorsEthnic GroupsHuman CapitalHuman ResourcesIntergenerational TransfersInternational MigrationMicroeconomic FactorsMigrantsMigrationNationalityNative-bornNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologySocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic Status--determinantsStudiesUnited States

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  • Compared human capital accumulation across different generations and ethnic groups.

    • Main Results:

    • Second and third generations (children and grandchildren of immigrants) exhibit more rapid economic advancement.
    • Ethnic spillovers play a more pronounced role in households at the extremes of the skill distribution.
    • The relative importance of parental inputs and ethnic spillovers varies within and across ethnic groups.

    Conclusions:

    • Ethnic spillovers are a significant factor in the human capital accumulation process, particularly for later generations of immigrants.
    • Socioeconomic mobility is influenced by both individual/family inputs and broader ethnic community effects.
    • Findings have implications for understanding immigrant assimilation and socioeconomic stratification.