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The skill transferability of high-skilled US immigrants

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  • M. Ryan Haley
  • Sarinda Taengnoi

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Using the 2000 US Census data, we explored the effect of international transferability of skills on the earnings of high-skilled US immigrants. We confirmed that education and labour market experience received by immigrants from Japan and English-speaking developed countries before migrating have the greatest transferability; immigrants from non-English-speaking and Less Developed Countries (LDCs) make a greater investment in US-specific skills after arrival and earn a salary commensurate with the acquired skill level. Nevertheless, high-skilled workers from English-speaking developed countries still receive higher earnings, other things equal. We explore factors that influence this earnings differential.

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  • M. Ryan Haley & Sarinda Taengnoi, 2011. "The skill transferability of high-skilled US immigrants," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(7), pages 633-636.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:18:y:2011:i:7:p:633-636
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2010.491438
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    1. Duleep, Harriet Orcutt & Regets, Mark C., 1997. "The decline in immigrant entry earnings: Less transferable skills or lower ability?," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 37(Supplemen), pages 189-208.
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