@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp674, author={Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. and Hildebrand, Vincent A.}, title={The Wealth and Asset Holdings of U.S.- Born and Foreign-Born Households: Evidence from SIPP Data}, year={2002}, month={Dec}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={674}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp674}, 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.}, keywords={immigrants;wealth;asset portfolios}, }