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Article: SELF-SELECTION AND EARNINGS ASSIMILATION: IMMIGRANTS FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION IN ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES*
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- Demography
- Article date:
- August 1, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright Population Association of America Aug 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Drawing on U.S. decennial census data and on Israeli census and longitudinal data, we compare the educational levels and earnings assimilation of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU) in the United States and Israel during 1968-2000. Because the doors to both countries were practically open to FSU immigrants between 1968 and 1989, when FSU immigrants were entitled to refugee visas in the United States, the comparison can be viewed as a natural experiment in immigrants' destination choices. The results suggest that FSU immigrants to the United States are of significantly higher educational level and experience significantly faster rates of earnings assimilation in their new ...