This paper measures and compares the relative earnings of French and English speakers in Canada, and of Spanish and … English speakers in the U.S., in the 1970s and 1980s. In Canada, the earnings gap between French and English speakers narrowed … gap between French and English speakers in Canada could be accounted for by differences in annual hours worked, marital …

Quebec, but only by 10 points Canada-wide, largely because the wages of Quebec Anglophones fell by 15 points relative to …

, Canada, and France. We argue that the same forces that led to falling real wages for less-skilled workers in the U ….S. affected similar workers in Canada and France. Consistent with the view that labor market institutions are more rigid in France … somewhat less in Canada, and did not fall at all in France. Contrary to expectations, however, we find little evidence that …

This article reviews evidence on the labor market performance of Hispanics in the United States, with a particular … used to study Hispanics, we document how Hispanics currently compare with other Americans in terms of education, earnings …-born Hispanics from most national origin groups possess sizeable deficits in earnings, which in large part reflect corresponding …