Abstract

I document that differences in wealth between natives and immigrants contribute to the nativity wage gap. The evidence suggests that the non-earnings determinants of wealth, such as institutional barriers that prevent immigrants from accessing financial markets, and idiosyncratic preferences that affect immigrants’ willingness to use financial instruments, play a particularly important role.

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