Immigrant Progress Measurement

What is the characteristic of return migrants with respect to earnings in the US?

They are negatively selected (correct)

They are randomly selected

They are positively selected

They are not selected at all

What is a characteristic of contemporary immigrants in the US compared to those in the 1880s?

A higher fraction of Western Europeans

A higher fraction of Asians (correct)

A higher fraction of men

A higher fraction of Southern and Eastern Europeans

What would happen to the number of migrants if the returns to skill in the destination country decrease in the Roy/Borjas model?

The number of migrants would increase

The number of migrants would remain the same

The number of migrants would fluctuate

The number of migrants would decrease (correct)

What would happen to the average education level of immigrants if they were initially negatively selected and the returns to skill in the destination country decrease in the Roy/Borjas model?

Immigrants would remain the same on average Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following countries has lower returns to education compared to the US?

Both Brazil and Puerto Rico Signup and view all the answers

What can be inferred about the demographic trends of contemporary immigrants in the US compared to those in the 1880s?

There is a higher fraction of women among contemporary migrants Signup and view all the answers

What is a possible scenario that can occur when there is a decline in the number of immigrants, but no change in their average education level?

No change in the average education of immigrants Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the educational attainment of second-generation immigrants in the US?

Being higher than that of first-generation immigrants Signup and view all the answers

What is true about immigrant labor market assimilation in the US over the last decades?

Data following immigrant arrival cohorts overestimates the true pace of immigrant assimilation Signup and view all the answers

What is the result when there is a decrease in the number of immigrants and they become on average less educated?

Immigrants become on average less educated Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the number of immigrants and their average education level?

The number of immigrants and their average education level are independent Signup and view all the answers

What would occur if returns migrants from 1990 to 2000 were positively selected and measuring the progress of immigrants over time using data just from the 2000 census?

Overestimate the progress of immigrants over time Signup and view all the answers

What would occur if immigrants who do worse in the labor market have higher mortality rates than immigrants who do better, and data is collected following an immigrant arrival cohort?

Underestimate the progress of immigrants over time Signup and view all the answers

According to the Borjas model of immigrant selection, what would occur if migrants are initially positively selected from the origin country and there is a decrease in the returns to skill in the origin country?

Increase in the number of immigrants, immigrants to become on average less educated Signup and view all the answers

What would be the result of using data from a single census year to measure the progress of immigrants over time, if returns migrants from 1990 to 2000 were positively selected?

Overestimation of the progress of immigrants over time Signup and view all the answers

What would be the impact of higher mortality rates among immigrants who do worse in the labor market on the measured progress of immigrants over time?

Underestimation of the progress of immigrants over time Signup and view all the answers

According to the Borjas model of immigrant selection, what would be the result of an increase in the returns to skill in the origin country, assuming migrants are initially positively selected from the origin country?

Decrease in the number of immigrants, immigrants to become on average more educated Signup and view all the answers