Figure 6.1: Hypothetical transition matrix The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015 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

Table 6.1: Average income gap relative to 3rd-plus generation, by year in the United States The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015 Year1 st generation2 nd generation %3.6% %7.3% %2.0% %-2.4%

Figure 6.2: Transition matrices for natives and immigrants in Switzerland The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015 Son’s position in income distribution ImmigrantsNatives Father’s position in income distribution Bottom quartile Second quartile Third quartile Top quartile Bottom quartile Second quartile Third quartile Top quartile Bottom quartile Second quartile Third quartile Top quartile

Table 6.2: Intergenerational transmission of earnings and education in the U.S. The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015 MenWomen Time periodsEarningsEducationEarningsEducation 1940 and and

Table 6.3: Educational attainment by immigrant generation The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015 % not completed secondary school% attended college 1 st gen2 nd gen. 3 rd + gen.1 st gen2 nd gen. 3 rd + gen. Country 1 immig. parent 2 immig. parents 1 immig. parent 2 immig. parents Canada France Germany Ireland Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland UK U.S

Table 6.4: Educational attainment by immigrant generation, U.S. The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015 % not completed secondary school% attended college 1 st gen2 nd gen. 3 rd + gen.1 st gen2 nd gen. 3 rd + gen. Year 1 immigr. Parent 2 immigr. parents 1 immigr. parent 2 immigr. parents

Table 6.5: Percentage of children in the U.S. who speak a language other than English at home The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny © st gen.2 nd gen.3 rd + gen. Year 1 immigrant parent 2 immigrant parents

Table 6.6: Ethnic attrition rates in the U.S., by immigrant generation The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny © st gen.2 nd gen. Country Both parents born in country Only father born in country Only mother born in country China Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador India Japan Korea Mexico Philippines

Table 6.7: Average income gap relative to native-born whites, by ethnicity in the UK The Economics of Immigration, by Bansak, Simpson & Zavodny ©2015 MenWomen Ethnic group1 st gen.2 nd + gen.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%