IMMIGRANT NETWORKS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE AND WAGES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Patel, Krishna; Vella, Francis
• 署名单位: Georgetown University
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0034-6535
• DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00327
• 发表日期: 2013-10
• 页码: 1249-1277
• 关键词: labor-market outcomes; social networks; job; enclaves

摘要

Occupational shares of various ethnic groups have grew tremendously in regional U.S. labor markets from 1980 to 2000. Using U. S. Census data, we examine the extent to which this growth is attributed to network effects by studying the relationship between the occupational choice of recently arrived immigrants with those of established immigrants from the same country, We find strong evidence of network effects. First, newarrivals are choosing the same occupations as their compatriots, a decision that is operating at the regional level. Second, individuals who choose the most common occupation of their compatriots enjoy a large and positive earnings effect.