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Intermarriage determinants and consequences for Swedish immigrants in the US in 1910

Ma, Huiwen LU (2025) EKHS02 20251
Department of Economic History
Abstract
I use the full count data of census year 1910 to examine the
intermarriage determinants in Swedish immigrants and the
consequences to those who were married to natives compared to their
counterparts in endogamy. The results from intermarriage
determinants were in line with prior research in general. The results
showed that immigrants in exogamy with natives wouldn’t have a
high probability of getting employed in the labor market compared to
their counterparts in endogamy, but the economic performance of
male immigrants in exogamy with natives were always better than
their counterparts in endogamy. Furthermore, I explored the impact of
intermarriage on household specialization by involving the presence
of young... (More)
I use the full count data of census year 1910 to examine the
intermarriage determinants in Swedish immigrants and the
consequences to those who were married to natives compared to their
counterparts in endogamy. The results from intermarriage
determinants were in line with prior research in general. The results
showed that immigrants in exogamy with natives wouldn’t have a
high probability of getting employed in the labor market compared to
their counterparts in endogamy, but the economic performance of
male immigrants in exogamy with natives were always better than
their counterparts in endogamy. Furthermore, I explored the impact of
intermarriage on household specialization by involving the presence
of young children in the households. (Less)
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Ma, Huiwen LU
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EKHS02 20251
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H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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English
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9209143
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@misc{9209143,
  abstract     = {{I use the full count data of census year 1910 to examine the 
intermarriage determinants in Swedish immigrants and the 
consequences to those who were married to natives compared to their 
counterparts in endogamy. The results from intermarriage 
determinants were in line with prior research in general. The results 
showed that immigrants in exogamy with natives wouldn’t have a 
high probability of getting employed in the labor market compared to 
their counterparts in endogamy, but the economic performance of 
male immigrants in exogamy with natives were always better than 
their counterparts in endogamy. Furthermore, I explored the impact of 
intermarriage on household specialization by involving the presence 
of young children in the households.}},
  author       = {{Ma, Huiwen}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Intermarriage determinants and consequences for Swedish immigrants in the US in 1910}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}