The Impact of Ethnic Enclaves on Second-Generation Immigrants: An Examination of Educational Outcomes
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2013
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Haverford College. Department of Economics
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This paper examines the role of ethnic enclaves in the determination of the educational attainment of second-generation immigrants residing in the metropolitan areas of Miami, Fort Lauderdale and San Diego. By focusing on children’s educational outcomes, this paper circumvents the empirical complications faced by previous studies and finds some evidence of residence within enclaves having a negative impact on achievement as measured by standardized reading and math test scores and probability of attending a four-year college. The paper also highlights the conceptual difficulties faced by previous studies in their formulations of ethnic enclaves and utilizes the data to propose a novel construction that remains true to the theoretical framework of enclaves.