SCHOOL QUALITY AND RETURNS TO EDUCATION OF U.S. IMMIGRANTS
Using the U.S. labor market as a common point of reference, this article investigates the influence of source country school quality on the returns to education of immigrants. Based on 1980 and 1990 census data, we first estimate country‐of‐origin specific returns to education. Results reveal that i...
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Published in | Economic inquiry Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 177 - 198 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Oxford, UK
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.04.2002
Oxford University Press, Journals Customer Service Blackwell Publishers Ltd Western Economic Association |
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Summary: | Using the U.S. labor market as a common point of reference, this article investigates the influence of source country school quality on the returns to education of immigrants. Based on 1980 and 1990 census data, we first estimate country‐of‐origin specific returns to education. Results reveal that immigrants from Japan and northern Europe receive high returns and immigrants from Central America receive low returns. Next we examine the relationship between school quality measures and these returns. Holding per capita GDP and other factors constant, immigrants from countries with lower pupil‐teacher ratios and greater expenditures per pupil earn higher returns to education.) |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/WNG-46XPCW4R-1 ArticleID:ECIN177 istex:A1E664672117FF5D7E502CACC104C5E4B65D1CD4 We are grateful to Michael Baker, David Card, William Carrington, Matthew Cushing, Daniel Hamermesh, Mary McGarvey, James Ragan, Stephen Trejo, and Three anonymous referees for helpful comments. ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0095-2583 1465-7295 |
DOI: | 10.1093/ei/40.2.177 |