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Download full textWilson, Franklin D. – 1984
This paper explores the following questions: Does the demand/supply allocation process affect the return migrants receive for their human capital attributes? Specifically, do returns to migration vary across places of destination, and does this variation reflect labor supply and demand differentials and/or other characteristics of places of…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Attainment, Employment Opportunities, Family Mobility
Peer reviewedTienda, Marta; Wilson, Franklin D. – American Sociological Review, 1992
Investigates the relationship between geographic mobility and earnings of Hispanic-American and white men using the 1980 Public Use Sample from the U.S. Census. Economic returns to migration are negligible for both Hispanic-American men and white men. Among Hispanic Americans, the earnings determination process is roughly similar for movers and…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Economic Status, Employment Level, Ethnicity
Peer reviewedWilson, Franklin D.; Jaynes, Gerald – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 2000
A study of 1,200 white-collar and 1,436 blue-collar workers with less than postsecondary education showed that migrant and immigrant workers were not significantly associated with joblessness among native workers. Changes in the foreign-born composition of an industry sector were associated with increased unemployment for native workers. (SK)
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Employment Level, Immigrants, Migration
Peer reviewedWilson, Franklin D. – International Migration Review, 1983
Explores whether changes in the size of cohorts entering the labor force affected the propensity within the U.S. labor force to migrate and socioeconomic circumstances of migrants at destination within 1965-76. Suggests that a significant reduction in the volume of migration among members of the baby boom cohort was the primary adjustment…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Economic Climate, Educational Background, Employment Opportunities
Wilson, Franklin D. – 1981
Research among black and white males aged 18 to 54 investigated correlations between migration patterns and occupational attainment and earnings. Results indicated that: (1) the propensity to migrate is related to entrance into, exit from, and laterations in occupational careers; (2) there is a positive association between migration and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Differences, Educational Background, Income
Peer reviewedSmock, Pamela J.; Wilson, Franklin D. – Sociology of Education, 1991
Presents results of a study to determine whether particular schools in desegregating districts were disproportionate contributors to declines in white enrollment during desegregation. Suggests that proportions of African-American and Hispanic pupils and the implementation of minor desegregation programs are all associated with decreased white…
Descriptors: Black Students, Desegregation Effects, Educational Research, Enrollment
