The wealth and asset holdings of U.S.-born and foreign-born households: Evidence from SIPP data

Donald R. Williams; Deborah A. Cobb-Clark

The wealth and asset holdings of U.S.-born and foreign-born households: Evidence from SIPP data

Donald R. Williams, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark

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Abstract

SIPP data are used to analyze the wealth of the U.S. foreign-born population. We find that the median wealth level of U.S.-born couples is 2.3 times the median of foreign-born couples, while the median wealth level of U.S.-born singles is three times that of foreign-born singles. Further, there is a great deal of diversity in wealth within the immigrant population. Diversity in net worth manifests itself primarily in source-region differences, while entry-cohort is more closely related to portfolio choices. Established immigrants hold less and recent immigrants hold more financial wealth. An opposite pattern emerges with respect to real estate equity.

Original language	English
Publisher	CEPS/INSTEAD
Number of pages	45
Publication status	Published - 2003

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Name	IRISS Working Papers
Publisher	CEPS/INSTEAD
No.	2003-07

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