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Title: English-Language Skills and the Earnings of Self-Employed Immigrants in the United States: A Note

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2004

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Abstract: Employing U.S. Census data, this study analyzes how English-language fluency affected the earnings of self-employed immigrant men in the 1980s. Our results suggest that English proficiency became a more important determinant of earnings for foreign-born entrepreneurs in 1990 compared with 1980, even while controlling for factors affecting selection into self-employment.

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Authors: Dvila, Alberto; Mora, Marie T.

Periodical (Full): Industrial Relations

Issue: 2

Volume: 43

Pages: 386-391

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

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