Figure 6 1 Hypothetical transition matrix Childs position

Figure 6. 1: Hypothetical transition matrix Child’s position in income distribution Father’s position in income distribution Bottom quintile Second quintile Middle quintile Fourth quintile Top quintile Bottom quintile p 11 p 12 p 13 p 14 p 15 Second quintile p 21 p 22 p 23 p 24 p 25 Middle quintile p 31 p 32 p 33 p 34 p 35 Fourth quintile p 41 p 42 p 43 p 44 p 45 Top quintile p 51 p 52 p 53 p 54 p 55 The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny © 2015

Table 6. 1: Average income gap relative to 3 rd-plus generation, by year in the United States Year 1 st generation 2 nd generation 1950 0. 3% 3. 6% 1970 -6. 7% 7. 3% 1994 -1996 -25. 3% 2. 0% 2011 -2013 -23. 7% -2. 4% The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny © 2015

Figure 6. 2: Transition matrices for natives and immigrants in Switzerland Son’s position in income distribution Immigrants Father’s position in income distribution Natives Bottom quartile Second quartile Third quartile Top quartile Bottom quartile 45 28 17 10 37 25 20 17 Second quartile 30 29 26 15 29 29 22 21 Third quartile 12 29 25 34 17 27 30 26 Top quartile 13 14 32 41 15 18 30 37 The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny © 2015

Table 6. 2: Intergenerational transmission of earnings and education in the U. S. Men Time periods Women Earnings Education 1940 and 1970 0. 44 0. 41 0. 21 0. 47 1970 and 1994 -1996 0. 62 0. 43 0. 50 0. 42 The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny © 2015

Table 6. 3: Educational attainment by immigrant generation Country Canada France Germany Ireland Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland UK U. S. % not completed secondary school 1 st gen 2 nd gen. 3 rd+ gen. % attended college 1 st gen 2 nd gen. 3 rd+ gen. 1 immig. 2 immig. parents 23 43 34 16 37 40 29 27 20 31 19 24 33 14 6 20 5 14 26 19 29 55 15 7 22 11 24 23 8 28 22 43 13 5 25 10 45 26 27 47 27 24 35 35 34 34 44 35 28 47 35 40 32 39 43 45 The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny © 2015 50 29 14 53 29 21 28 34 45 45 37 31 27 34 35 35 34 36 33 40

Table 6. 4: Educational attainment by immigrant generation, U. S. % not completed secondary school 1 st gen 2 nd gen. 3 rd+ gen. % attended college 1 st gen 1 2 immigr. Parent parents Year 2 nd gen. 3 rd+ gen. 1 2 immigr. parents 1950 76 56 63 62 9 18 14 16 1970 51 34 46 41 24 30 21 25 1994 -1996 42 10 12 12 35 59 58 52 2011 -2013 37 6 9 7 36 70 68 63 The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny © 2015

Table 6. 5: Percentage of children in the U. S. who speak a language other than English at home 1 st gen. Year 2 nd gen. 1 immigrant 2 immigrant parents 3 rd+ gen. 1980 75. 3 25. 8 68. 7 4. 3 1990 87. 7 30. 8 78. 7 4. 6 2000 85. 5 36. 2 82. 5 4. 6 2010 81. 8 40. 1 81. 3 4. 7 The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny © 2015

Table 6. 6: Ethnic attrition rates in the U. S. , by immigrant generation 1 st gen. Country China Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador India Japan Korea Mexico Philippines 1. 8 2. 2 10. 1 3. 1 8. 5 3. 4 1. 7 1. 1 4. 1 2 nd gen. Both parents Only father Only mother born in country 4. 6 27. 4 42. 5 5. 2 31. 4 31. 6 11. 7 23. 2 23. 5 23. 6 88. 1 83. 8 14. 5 68. 7 84. 1 2. 3 26. 7 41. 6 2. 6 42. 0 31. 5 2. 1 8. 3 10. 2 4. 8 31. 3 51. 1 The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny © 2015

Table 6. 7: Average income gap relative to native-born whites, by ethnicity in the UK Men Women Ethnic group 1 st gen. 2 nd+ gen. White -3. 4% - -5. 5% - Indian -26. 9% -4. 7% -23. 6% -5. 1% Pakistani -34. 2% -11. 0% -21. 3% -3. 9% Black African -43. 5% -30. 1% -31. 8% -17. 6% Black Caribbean -21. 6% -12. 8% -8. 7% -2. 9% Bangladeshi -55. 3% -12. 9% -21. 4% -3. 8% Chinese -27. 4% -9. 4% -17. 3% -2. 3% The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny © 2015