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Figure 8: Earnings Premia by Age of Immigration & Employment Status (Log Earnings)<br />

(a) Employed Men<br />

(b) Employed Women<br />

−.4 −.2 0 .2<br />

−.5 −.4 −.3 −.2 −.1 0<br />

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40<br />

Age of Immigration<br />

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40<br />

Age of Immigration<br />

<strong>Black</strong><br />

Asian<br />

Hispanic<br />

White<br />

<strong>Black</strong><br />

Asian<br />

Hispanic<br />

White<br />

(c) Unemployed Men<br />

(d) Unemployed Women<br />

−.2 0 .2 .4 .6<br />

−.4 −.2 0 .2 .4<br />

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40<br />

Age of Immigration<br />

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40<br />

Age of Immigration<br />

<strong>Black</strong><br />

Asian<br />

Hispanic<br />

White<br />

<strong>Black</strong><br />

Asian<br />

Hispanic<br />

White<br />

Note: The sample consists of 21-65 year olds in the 2000 census <strong>and</strong> the 2001-2011 ACS. <strong>Immigrants</strong> are restricted to have been in<br />

the US more than 10 years. Earnings premia are compared to natives of the same race. All regressions control for education, potential<br />

experience, time spent in the US, state <strong>and</strong> year fixed effects. The sample split into employed individuals in (a) <strong>and</strong> (b) <strong>and</strong> unemployed<br />

individuals in (c) <strong>and</strong> (d).<br />

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