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Gurak, Douglas T.; Kritz, Mary M. – Social Forces, 2000
Analysis of the 1990 Public Use Microdata Sample indicates that interstate migration during 1985-90 was less common for immigrant men than for non-Hispanic, White, native-born men. This difference was most strongly related to human capital factors (age, education, self-employment), followed by social capital factors (nativity group concentration)…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnic Groups, Human Capital
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Tienda, Marta – Social Problems, 1983
Highlights the complex relationship between earnings, nativity, and national origin among Hispanic men. States that human capital characteristics, notably education, work experience, and English language proficiency, significantly influence annual log earnings for all groups, but the patterns of effects depend on nativity and national origin.…
Descriptors: Education, Ethnic Distribution, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants