Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/268866 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 2240
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), Kiel
Abstract: 
We analyze the impact of economic conditions at arrival on the economic integration of family-sponsored migrants in the U.S. A one pp higher unemployment rate at arrival decreases annual wage income by four percent in the short run and two percent in the longer run. The loss in wage income results primarily from lower hourly wages due to occupational downgrading. Migrant and family networks help mitigating the negative labor market effects. Migrants who arrive during a recession take up occupations with higher concentrations of fellow countrypeople and are more likely to reside with family members, potentially reducing their geographical mobility.
Subjects: 
Immigrant integration
family reunification
chain migration
migrant networks
labor market
business cycle
JEL: 
E32
F22
J31
J61
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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