Immigrants' Earnings Growth and Return Migration from the U.S.: Examining their Determinants using Linked Survey and Administrative Data / Randall Akee, Maggie R. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akee, Randall.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Jones, Maggie R.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w25639.

NBER working paper series no. w25639

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

Immigrants’ Earnings Growth and Return Migration from the U.S

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2019.

Summary:

Using a novel panel data set of recent immigrants to the U.S. (2005-2007) from individual-level linked U.S. Census Bureau survey data and Internal Revenue Service administrative records, we identify the determinants of return migration and earnings assimilation. We show that by 10 years after arrival almost 40 percent have return migrated. We show, for the first time, that return migrants experience downward earnings mobility over two to three years prior to their return migration. This finding suggests that economic shocks are closely related to emigration decisions. As a result, standard calculations of immigrants earnings growth may be understated.

Notes:

Print version record

March 2019.