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of education between immigrants and their children. On average, the children of immigrants have educational levels … residence, the children of immigrants outperform the 3rd-and-higher generation in educational attainment. Parental education and … the positive gap between the 2nd and 3rd-and-higher generations remains in Canada. In Canada, parental education is less …
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analysis indicates that dropouts have poorer wage and employment outcomes, and they do not make up for their lack of education …
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post-migration education on new immigrants’ labour market integration, as measured by earnings and occupational status … professional or managerial occupation prior to migration are most likely to enroll in Canadian education. But, acceptance of … previous work experience by Canadian employers lowers the likelihood of enrolling in further education. Financial capital was …
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This paper uses detailed administrative data from one of the largest community colleges in the United States to quantify the extent to which academic performance depends on students being of similar race or ethnicity to their instructors. To address the concern of endogenous sorting, we use both...
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issues in economics. Price and quantity series are derived for four education levels. The price series are highly correlated …
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Universality is a hallmark of Canadian social policy for very young children. The evidence base for these policies is small, non-experimental and offers mixed results. In contrast the evidence base for targeted early childhood interventions is largely experimental and offers strong guidance....
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-cognitive ability and the value that parents place on education. Our results support three main conclusions. First, cognitive ability at … age 15 has a substantial impact on dropping out. Second, parental valuation of education has an impact of approximately … of dropping out of approximately .03 if his parents place a high value on education but .36 if their education valuation …
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returns to education increased substantially for Canadian men, contrary to conclusions reached previously. Most of this rise … took place in the early 1980s and since 1995. Returns to education also rose, albeit more modestly, for Canadian women …
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This paper studies the role played by linguistic enclaves on the economic integration of immigrants to Canada. Linguistic enclaves are defined as groups of people who are similar with respect to languages used on their jobs. A five category classification of major types of linguistic enclaves is...
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education before the beginning of the program. Completion is negatively related to time in the program (beyond the normal …
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