Faster immigration does not slow increase in capital intensity: Change in immigrant share of the population and in capital/labor ratio, various decades
| Percentage point change in immigrant share of the population | % change in capital stock per full-time equivalent worker | |
|---|---|---|
| ’40 to ’50 | -1.9 | -0.317764281% |
| ’50 to ’60 | -1.5 | 1.417601432 |
| ’60 to ’70 | -0.7 | 1.936289414 |
| ’79 to ’80 | 1.5 | 2.012497934 |
| ’80 to ’90 | 1.7 | 1.902045985 |
| ’90 to ’00 | 3.2 | 2.091930296 |
| ’00 to ’07 | 1.26 | 2.142083417 |
| ’07 to ’19 | 1.34 | 2.896439099 |
Note: FTE stands for full-time equivalent.
Sources: Data on nonresidential assets are from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Fixed Assets Accounts Tables, U.S. Department of Commerce. Data on full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) is from Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts, U.S. Department of Commerce. Data on immigration shares of the population are from Migration Policy Institute, "U.S. Immigrant Population and Share over Time, 1850–Present," [data tool], n.d.