Abstract

This paper investigates the life outcomes of immigrant descendants of intermarriage. Conceptually there are two major opposing mechanisms by which intermarriages might affect their offspring: the marital surplus mechanism suggests that children of intermarriage would receive less effective parental inputs, which could negatively affect their development and perception of marriage. The human capital and identity mechanism suggests that individuals of mixed heritage could be more disconnected from their ethnic roots. Such detachment could enhance general human capital acquisition over ethnic specific human capital, and is beneficial to the market success and assimilation of immigrants. The historical evidence from the United States reveals that second generation immigrants of inter-ethnic marriages have less stable marriage for females but better market prospects for males.

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