[New post] Perhaps it is the high-skilled rather than low-skilled migrants who induce resentment?

Tyler Cowen posted: "(7) Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in the United States over Two Centuries By Ran Abramitzky, Leah Boustan, Elisa Jacome and Santiago Perez Using millions of father-son pairs spanning more than 100 years of US history, we find that childre" New post on Marginal REVOLUTION Perhaps it is the high-skilled rather than low-skilled migrants who induce resentment? by Tyler Cowen (7) Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in the United States over Two Centuries By Ran Abramitzky, Leah Boustan, Elisa Jacome and Santiago Perez Using millions of father-son pairs spanning more than 100 years of US history, we find that children of immigrants from nearly every sending country have higher rates of upward mobility than children of the US-born. Immigrants' advantage is similar historically and today despite dramatic shifts in sending countries and US immigration policy. Immigrants achieve this advantage in part by choosing to settle in locations that offer better prospects for their children. Full-Text Access | Supplementary Materials That is from the new AER. Tyler Cowen | January 31, 2021 at 12:39 am | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: https://wp.me/p2T8CM-kTK Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Marginal REVOLUTION. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/01/perhaps-it-is-the-high-skilled-rather-than-low-skilled-migrants-who-induce-resentment.html