The Economics of Immigration 2nd Edition by Cynthia Bansak

Exercise 3

Use Figure 5.4 to answer the following questions: (a) Which cohort of immigrants started off the worst (compared to U.S. natives)? (b) Which cohort of immigrants started off the best (compared to U.S. natives)? (c) After how many years did the 1965-1969 cohort of U.S. immigrants catch-up to U.S. natives? (d) After how many years did the 1985-1989 cohort catch-up to U.S. natives? (e) What is unique about the 1995-1999 cohort of U.S. immigrants (compared with earlier cohorts)?