AEA Papers and Proceedings
ISSN 2574-0768 (Print) | ISSN 2574-0776 (Online)
Hispanic and Asian Earnings Inequality: New Workers and Immigrants
AEA Papers and Proceedings
vol. 110,
May 2020
(pp. 442–46)
Abstract
Using confidential-use, individual-level Internal Revenue Service and US Census data, we follow the earnings of Hispanics and Asians between the ages of 18–45 with panel data that spans the years 2005–2014. These two groups represent the largest immigration flows in recent years. We examine the impact that labor market entrants and new immigrant arrivals within each group have on group earnings inequality. We show that labor market entrants and immigrants increase inequality for both groups.Citation
Akee, Randall, Maggie R. Jones, Sonya R. Porter, and Emilia Simeonova. 2020. "Hispanic and Asian Earnings Inequality: New Workers and Immigrants." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 110: 442–46. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20201117Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials