Ties and Opportunities: The Effects of Legislative, Personal, and Economic Conditions on the Development of Migrant Networks Among Professionals
Bagchi, Ann Working paper no. 1998-28
Bagchi, Ann Working paper no. 1998-28
Palloni, Alberto, Susan De Vos, and Martha Pelaez Working paper no. 1999-02 Abstract This document evaluates the nature of aging in Latin America and the Caribbean, and reviews available evidence regarding the demographic profile of the elderly, their health and disability status, the composition of their human capital, labor force participation and retirement behavior, residential …
Meier, Ann Working paper no. 1999-18 Abstract Using two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), I study the influence of social capital on school achievement and the decision to stay in or drop out of school. James Coleman’s original concept of social capital is coupled with recent research that refines …
Sandefur, Gary, Ann Meier, and Pedro Hernandez Working paper no. 1999-19 Abstract Using four waves of the National Educational Longitudinal Survey (NELS), we study the influence of social capital on the probability of making three educational transitions: high school graduation, entering any post-secondary education, and entering a four-year post-secondary institution. We investigate several hypotheses suggested …
Grodsky, Eric, and Devah Pager Working paper no. 1999-28 Abstract In this paper we explore individual and occupational characteristics that explain earnings inequality between black and white men. Our research is motivated by the idea that the racial earnings gap is generated not only by individual differences but also by systematic variation in the occupational …
Park, Hyunjoon Working paper no. 1999-32 Abstract This paper investigates intergenerational social mobility among men in Korea that has experienced tremendous social change related with a rapid and compressed process of industrialization. High structural mobility resulting from the massive outflow from agricultural to non-agricultural sectors reflects the drastic transformation in economic structure. Despite distinctive structural …
Hauser, Robert, Solon J. Simmons, and Devah Pager Working paper no. 2000-12 Abstract Between 1972 and 1998, data from October Current Population Surveys show that dropout is least among whites and greatest among Hispanics, and it has declined among whites and African-Americans since the late 1970s. Annual dropout rates are successively higher in each of …
Donato, Katharine M., Shawn Malia Kanaiaupuni, Melissa Stainback Working paper no. 2001-10
Swallen, Karen, and Steven A. Haas Working paper no. 2002-01 Abstract Status attainment models indicate that one of the predictors of lifetime education, income and wealth is parental education. Education is also correlated with mortality rates. We examine how parental mortality may influence lifetime education, income and wealth of offspring, after controlling for parental education. …
Slesinger, Doris, and Steven Deller Working paper no. 2002-06 Abstract This study aims to determine the impact of migrant workers on Wisconsin’s economy, and addresses three questions: How do migrant workers spend their money? What migrant-related investments do employers of migrants make? What amount of federal funds flows into the state? To answer these questions, …