ASSIMILATION DIFFERENCES AMONG AFRICANS IN AMERICA

Data from the 1990 Census of Population are used to assess the earning s attainment of male African immigrants, their Caribbean-born counterp arts, and native-born African Americans. Although Africans earn more t han both Caribbean immigrants and native-born blacks, controlling for relevant earnings-related endowments erases the African advantage, and elevates Caribbean earnings above those of the other two groups, The findings also trace a substantial African (but not Caribbean) disadvan tage, wherein university degree holders, particularly those with degre es earned abroad, receive little, if any, reward for their degrees. Im plications of the findings are discussed.