The Occupations of English Immigrants to the United States, 1836–1853

Cohn, Raymond L.

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“…The reliability of the occupation information in the passenger shi p lists, however, has been questioned by a number of researchers (Erickson 1989, Cohn 1992). Since thi s information is an important element of the story told here, it is worth exploring the reliability of these data in more detail.…”

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The Entry into the U.S. Labor Market of Antebellum European Immigrants, 1840–1860

Ferrie

1997

Explorations in Economic History

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This study examines the occupational mobility of antebellum immigrants as they entered the U.S. White collar, skilled, and semi-skilled immigrants left unskilled jobs more rapidly after arrival than farmers and unskilled workers. British and German immigrants fared better than the Irish; literate immigrants in rapidly growing counties and places with many immigrants fared best. These findings have implications for (1) the accuracy of estimates of immigrant occupational mobility; (2) the size of the human capital transfer resulting from antebellum immigration; and (3) the causes of the difficulty experienced by some immigrant groups in transferring their skills to the U.S.

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“…Based on a comparison of the age and f amily structure of those on such "poor" lists with other immigrants on lists where occupation seems to have been recorded with greater care, though, Cohn (1992) concludes that the immigrants on the poor lists were probably in fact farmers and laborers.…”

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The Entry into the U.S. Labor Market of Antebellum European Immigrants, 1840–1860

Ferrie

1997

Explorations in Economic History

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“… 33 Cohn (1992) instead finds that, during the antebellum period, British migrants were drawn from both the richest occupations (farmers) and the poorest (laborers), with the skilled artisans underrepresented in the migrant flow. …”

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Immigration in American Economic History

Abramitzky

Boustan

2017

Journal of Economic Literature

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The United States has long been perceived as a land of opportunity for immigrants. Yet, both in the past and today, US natives have expressed concern that immigrants fail to integrate into US society and lower wages for existing workers. This paper reviews the literatures on historical and contemporary migrant flows, yielding new insights on migrant selection, assimilation of immigrants into US economy and society, and the effect of immigration on the labor market.

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“…Based on information from the passenger records from 119 ships that arrived at New York City between 1836 and 1853, Cohn (1992) examined the occupational distribution among British immigrants. The findings suggest that laborers appear to be the dominant group of immigrants, which according to Cohn, supports the view that distress was the most important cause of immigration.…”

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Risk Exposure in Early Life and Mortality at Older Ages: Evidence from Union Army Veterans

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2009

Population & Development Rev

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This study examines the relation between risk exposures in early life and hazard of mortality among 11,978 Union Army veterans aged 50 and over in 1900. Veterans' risk exposures prior to enlistmentas approximated by birth season, country of origin, residential region, city size, and height at enlistment-significantly influence their chance of survival after 1900. These effects are robust irrespective of whether or not socioeconomic well-being circa 1900 has been taken into account; however, they are sensitive to the particular age periods that have been selected for survival analysis. Whereas some of the effects such as being born in Ireland and coming from big cities became fully unfolded in the first decade after 1900 and then dissipated over time, the effects of birth season, being born in Germany, residential region in the U.S., and height at enlistment were more salient in the post-1910 periods. Height at enlistment shows a positive association with risk of mortality in the post-1910 periods. Compared to corresponding findings from more recent cohorts, the exceptional rigidity of the effects of risk exposures prior to enlistment on old-age mortality among the veterans highlights the harshness of living conditions early in their life.

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The Occupations of English Immigrants to the United States, 1836–1853

Cited by 15 publications

References 8 publications

The Entry into the U.S. Labor Market of Antebellum European Immigrants, 1840–1860

The Entry into the U.S. Labor Market of Antebellum European Immigrants, 1840–1860

Immigration in American Economic History

Risk Exposure in Early Life and Mortality at Older Ages: Evidence from Union Army Veterans

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