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Title: Language Skills and the Earnings Distribution Among Child Immigrants

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2011

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Abstract: In this paper, we estimate the language effects on the earnings distribution among child immigrants. Utilizing U.S. Census data, we find: (1) there exists a larger heterogeneity in language premiums across the earnings distribution, and the patterns change over time (2) occupation and education channels explain most of the language effects and the large heterogeneity in them. However, the importance of these two channels has decreased over time.

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Authors: Wang, Le; Wang, Chunbei

Periodical (Full): Industrial Relations

Issue: 2

Volume: 50

Pages: 297-322

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration

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