abstract: 'Extensive research has documented per sis tent nativ ity inequal ity in

  the U.S. labor mar ket, even among high-skilled immi grants. Yet, this

  phe nom e non has not been sufficiently explained. This study

  investigates whether different types of education- occu pa tion mis

  match are a source of this inequal ity. Using lon gi tu di nal data from

  the Survey of Income and Program Participation, we examine nativity

  differences in the incidence and wage penalty of education-occupation

  mismatch among highly educated workers. The results demonstrate that

  high-skilled immigrants, especially those with foreign degrees, are more

  vulnerable to vertical and horizontal mismatch and suffer higher wage

  penalties from mismatched employment than similarly educated native-born

  workers. Auxiliary analyses show that the disadvantage foreign-educated

  skilled immigrants experience is largely concentrated among immigrants

  from countries with lower quality tertiary education, immigrants with

  lower English proficiency, and those with degrees in non-STEM fields and

  fields with demanding licensing requirements. These results point to

  skilled immi grants'' limited human capital transferability, which stems

  from the quality and applicability of educational credentials, language

  profi-ciency, and institutional barriers.'
affiliation: 'Li, XG (Corresponding Author), Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Dept Sociol, Xian,
  Peoples R China.

  Li, Xiaoguang, Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Dept Sociol, Xian, Peoples R China.

  Lu, Yao, Columbia Univ, Dept Sociol, New York, NY USA.'
author: Li, Xiaoguang and Lu, Yao
author-email: xiaoguangli@xjtu.edu.cn
author_list:
- family: Li
  given: Xiaoguang
- family: Lu
  given: Yao
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1215/00703370-10404849
eissn: 1533-7790
files: []
issn: 0070-3370
journal: DEMOGRAPHY
keywords: 'Immigration; Nativity inequality; Mismatch; Occupation; Place of

  education'
keywords-plus: 'ECONOMIC ASSIMILATION; OVER-EDUCATION; COLLEGE MAJOR; PANEL-DATA;
  WAGE

  GAPS; IMMIGRANTS; EARNINGS; OVEREDUCATION; DISPARITIES; MOBILITY'
language: English
month: FEB
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '84'
pages: 201-226
papis_id: da2615a861b7c57f84808b67c68f1a24
ref: Li2023educationoccupationm
researcherid-numbers: Li, Xiaoguang/AAA-8143-2022
times-cited: '0'
title: Education-Occupation Mismatch and Nativity Inequality Among Highly Educated
  US Workers
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000942557300009
usage-count-last-180-days: '11'
usage-count-since-2013: '13'
volume: '60'
web-of-science-categories: Demography
year: '2023'