The Occupational Assimilation of Hispanic Immigrants in the U.S

Evidence from Panel Data

Bibliographic Data

ID11382425
AuthorsMaude Toussaint‐Comeau (0000-0002-8232-6789, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, corresponding author), Maude Toussaint-Comeau
Year2006
Volume40
Issue3
Pages508-536
Publication date2006-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0197-9183 • E-ISSN: 1747-7379
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1111/j.1747-7379.2006.00034.x
OpenAlexW2112200713
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited21

This study focuses on the occupational component of the labor market adjustment of Hispanic immigrants. The author asks whether Hispanic immigrants assimilate with natives and what factors influence occupational attainment. The findings suggest that years since migration narrow the socioeconomic gap between Hispanic immigrants, their U.S.-born Hispanic counterparts, and non-Hispanic whites. The level of human capital affects the rate of occupational mobility and determines whether convergence occurs in the groups' socioeconomic occupational status. The occupational status of Hispanic immigrants with low human capital remains fairly stable and does not converge with that of non-Hispanic whites. However, those with high human capital experience upward occupational mobility. In part, their occupational assimilation is driven by the acquisition of human capital among younger Hispanic immigrants

Convergence (economics · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Geography · Human capital · Immigration · Occupational mobility · Occupational prestige · Panel data · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology

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