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Title: Language acquisition and Earnings Differential among Immigrants in Canad

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2011

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Abstract: This study of the determination of earnings among the adult foreign-born population using the 2006 Canada Census of population recognizes that younger children learn a second language more easily than older children and adults. Based on this psycho-biological phenonmenon, an instrumental variable is constructed in an earnings regressions for language proficiency based upon age at arrival to the country. This research uses both Two-steage Least Square estimation and Ordinary Least Square. It is found that there is an association between immigrants' ages at arrival and language skills. The results indicate that there is a significant positive effect of English and French proficiency on earnings among adults who immigrate to Canada at early ages. These results show that least square underestimates rather than overstates the two stages least squares results.

Url: https://ruor.uottawa.ca/bitstream/10393/25429/1/2011_escobar_adriana.pdf

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Authors: Escobar, Adriana

Institution: University of Ottawa

Department: Economics

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration

Countries: United States