Brain Waste? Educated Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market
The authors investigate the occupational placement of immigrants in the U.S. labor market using census data. They find striking differences among highly educated immigrants from different countries, even after they control for individuals' age, experience, and level of education. With some exceptions, educated immigrants from Latin American and Eastern European countries are more likely to end up in unskilled jobs than immigrants from Asia and industrial countries. A large part of the variation can be explained by attributes of the country of origin that influence the quality of human capital, such as expenditure on tertiary education and the use of English as a medium of instruction. Performance is adversely affected by military conflict at home which may weaken institutions that create human capital and lower the threshold quality of immigrants. The selection effects of U.S. immigration policy also play an important role in explaining cross-country variation. The observed under-placement of educated migrants might be alleviated if home and host countries cooperate by sharing information on labor market conditions and work toward the recognition of qualifications.
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dig-okr-1098689312024-08-08T17:24:24Z Brain Waste? Educated Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market Mattoo, Aaditya Neagu, Ileana Cristina Özden, Çağlar BRAIN DRAIN COMPOSITION DENTISTRY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION ECONOMICS EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FOREIGNERS HUMAN CAPITAL IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LATIN AMERICAN LEARNING LITERATURE MANAGERS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION MIGRANTS MIGRATION MOBILITY NEGOTIATIONS PHARMACY PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONS QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REFUGEES REPATRIATION RETURN MIGRATION SCREENING SOCIAL WORKERS SPEAKING TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT VISAS WASTE WORKERS The authors investigate the occupational placement of immigrants in the U.S. labor market using census data. They find striking differences among highly educated immigrants from different countries, even after they control for individuals' age, experience, and level of education. With some exceptions, educated immigrants from Latin American and Eastern European countries are more likely to end up in unskilled jobs than immigrants from Asia and industrial countries. A large part of the variation can be explained by attributes of the country of origin that influence the quality of human capital, such as expenditure on tertiary education and the use of English as a medium of instruction. Performance is adversely affected by military conflict at home which may weaken institutions that create human capital and lower the threshold quality of immigrants. The selection effects of U.S. immigration policy also play an important role in explaining cross-country variation. The observed under-placement of educated migrants might be alleviated if home and host countries cooperate by sharing information on labor market conditions and work toward the recognition of qualifications. 2012-06-25T15:31:45Z 2012-06-25T15:31:45Z 2005-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/5788523/brain-waste-educated-immigrants-labor-market https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8931 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3581 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC |
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BRAIN DRAIN COMPOSITION DENTISTRY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION ECONOMICS EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FOREIGNERS HUMAN CAPITAL IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LATIN AMERICAN LEARNING LITERATURE MANAGERS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION MIGRANTS MIGRATION MOBILITY NEGOTIATIONS PHARMACY PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONS QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REFUGEES REPATRIATION RETURN MIGRATION SCREENING SOCIAL WORKERS SPEAKING TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT VISAS WASTE WORKERS BRAIN DRAIN COMPOSITION DENTISTRY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION ECONOMICS EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FOREIGNERS HUMAN CAPITAL IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LATIN AMERICAN LEARNING LITERATURE MANAGERS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION MIGRANTS MIGRATION MOBILITY NEGOTIATIONS PHARMACY PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONS QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REFUGEES REPATRIATION RETURN MIGRATION SCREENING SOCIAL WORKERS SPEAKING TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT VISAS WASTE WORKERS |
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BRAIN DRAIN COMPOSITION DENTISTRY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION ECONOMICS EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FOREIGNERS HUMAN CAPITAL IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LATIN AMERICAN LEARNING LITERATURE MANAGERS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION MIGRANTS MIGRATION MOBILITY NEGOTIATIONS PHARMACY PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONS QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REFUGEES REPATRIATION RETURN MIGRATION SCREENING SOCIAL WORKERS SPEAKING TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT VISAS WASTE WORKERS BRAIN DRAIN COMPOSITION DENTISTRY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION ECONOMICS EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FOREIGNERS HUMAN CAPITAL IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LATIN AMERICAN LEARNING LITERATURE MANAGERS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION MIGRANTS MIGRATION MOBILITY NEGOTIATIONS PHARMACY PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONS QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REFUGEES REPATRIATION RETURN MIGRATION SCREENING SOCIAL WORKERS SPEAKING TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT VISAS WASTE WORKERS Mattoo, Aaditya Neagu, Ileana Cristina Özden, Çağlar Brain Waste? Educated Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market |
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The authors investigate the occupational placement of immigrants in the U.S. labor market using census data. They find striking differences among highly educated immigrants from different countries, even after they control for individuals' age, experience, and level of education. With some exceptions, educated immigrants from Latin American and Eastern European countries are more likely to end up in unskilled jobs than immigrants from Asia and industrial countries. A large part of the variation can be explained by attributes of the country of origin that influence the quality of human capital, such as expenditure on tertiary education and the use of English as a medium of instruction. Performance is adversely affected by military conflict at home which may weaken institutions that create human capital and lower the threshold quality of immigrants. The selection effects of U.S. immigration policy also play an important role in explaining cross-country variation. The observed under-placement of educated migrants might be alleviated if home and host countries cooperate by sharing information on labor market conditions and work toward the recognition of qualifications. |
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BRAIN DRAIN COMPOSITION DENTISTRY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION ECONOMICS EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FOREIGNERS HUMAN CAPITAL IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LATIN AMERICAN LEARNING LITERATURE MANAGERS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION MIGRANTS MIGRATION MOBILITY NEGOTIATIONS PHARMACY PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONS QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REFUGEES REPATRIATION RETURN MIGRATION SCREENING SOCIAL WORKERS SPEAKING TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT VISAS WASTE WORKERS |
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Mattoo, Aaditya Neagu, Ileana Cristina Özden, Çağlar |
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Mattoo, Aaditya Neagu, Ileana Cristina Özden, Çağlar |
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Mattoo, Aaditya |
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Brain Waste? Educated Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market |
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Brain Waste? Educated Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market |
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Brain Waste? Educated Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market |
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Brain Waste? Educated Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market |
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Brain Waste? Educated Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market |
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brain waste? educated immigrants in the u.s. labor market |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2005-04 |
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