Onoso Ikphemi Imoagene
Graduate Student in Sociology
Biographical Note
My research interests are immigration issues, african immigrants in the United States and Europe, race and ethnicity, sociology of education and social justice--restorative justice. Before beginning my doctoral program, I worked in management consulting with Accenture and with Procter and Gamble in Nigeria. I have also been an instructor in sociology in the United States
10/23/2007
- Research Interests
- Immigration, Sociology of Education, Social Justice
- Previous Degrees
- B.Sc. Sociology, University of Ibadan, M.Phil, Modern Society and Global Transformations, Cambridge University
| Teaching Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| TF: Social Analysis 54/ Soci E-186: American Society and Public Policy Spring and Fall 2007: FC-46: Foreign Cultures: Caribbean Societies | ||
- Qualifying Paper Title
- WHY BOTHER WITH US EDUCATION? THE INFLUENCE OF SOURCE OF EDUCATION ON WAGES OF HIGHLY EDUCATED IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES
- Abstract
- This study investigates whether immigrants with some US education do better in the US labor market compared to immigrants with foreign education only. Its sole focus is on legal, highly educated (having at least a bachelor’s degree) male immigrants in the United States. Using the 2003 New Immigrant Survey (NIS), I find heterogeneous effects in having some US education by educational level among these immigrants. Among immigrants with a bachelor’s degree, those with foreign degrees earn more annually than those with US degrees once appropriate control variables are used. This advantage is not observed at the higher educational levels of master’s, doctorate or JD/MD degrees.
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