Convergence Between Black Immigrants and Black Natives Across ...

Table 10: Female Convergence Across Generations (Labor Force Participation for Citizens)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Blacks Hispanics Asians Whites
First Generation 0.0687 ⇤⇤⇤ 0.0145 ⇤⇤⇤ -0.000431 -0.0244 ⇤⇤⇤
(0.00654) (0.00398) (0.00768) (0.00401)
Second Generation -0.0277 ⇤⇤⇤ 0.0149 ⇤⇤⇤ -0.0107 -0.00597 ⇤⇤
(0.0103) (0.00392) (0.00976) (0.00283)
Observations 111217 94369 31459 662135
Adjusted R 2 0.115 0.095 0.070 0.082
Standard errors in parentheses ⇤ p < 0.10, ⇤⇤ p < 0.05, ⇤⇤⇤ p < 0.01
All regressions for schooling, a quadratic in potential experience, and year fixed effects.
The sample consists of 21-65 years olds in the March CPS samples from 1994-2012.
Immigrants are restricted to citizens who have been in the US more than 10 years.
Table 11: Case 1: Assimilation Parameter Alpha
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Blacks Hispanics Asians Whites
Panel A: Men
Age of Immigration -0.00702 ⇤⇤⇤ -0.00786 ⇤⇤⇤ -0.00577 ⇤⇤ -0.00292 ⇤
(0.00272) (0.00237) (0.00292) (0.00157)
Constant 0.540 ⇤⇤⇤ 0.361 ⇤⇤⇤ 0.234 ⇤⇤ 0.227 ⇤⇤⇤
(0.0972) (0.00841) (0.117) (0.0534)
Panel B: Women
Age of Immigration -0.00171 ⇤ -0.00393 ⇤⇤ -0.0155 ⇤⇤⇤ 0.0119 ⇤⇤
(0.000915) (0.00170) (0.00785) (0.00519)
Constant 0.113 ⇤⇤⇤ 0.163 ⇤⇤⇤ 0.859 ⇤⇤⇤ -0.350 ⇤
(0.0337) (0.0623) (0.289) (0.180)
Observations 50 50 50 50
as are backed out of equation (11) and then regressed on age of immigration.
Bootstrapped standard errors using 500 iterations are in parentheses
⇤ p < 0.10, ⇤⇤ p < 0.05, ⇤⇤⇤ p < 0.01
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