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The Linguistic and Economic Adjustment of Soviet Jewish Immigrants in the United States, 1980 to 2000

Chiswick, Barry R.; Wenz, Michael - 2021

This paper is an analysis of the English-language proficiency and labor market earnings of adult male Soviet Jewish immigrants to the United States from 1965 to 2000, using the 2000 Census of Population. Comparisons are made to similar analyses using the 1980 and 1990 Censuses. A consistent...

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Matching Language Proficiency to Occupation : The Effect on Immigrants' Earnings

Chiswick, Barry R. - 2007

This paper analyzes the effect on earnings of the matching of English language skills to occupational requirements. It … that earnings are related to correct matching of an individual's language skills and that of his occupation. Moreover, the … role to play in matching immigrants to jobs that use their language skills most effectively …

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Social Contacts and the Economic Performance of Immigrants : A Panel Study of Immigrants in Germany

Kanas, Agnieszka - 2011

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we examined the impact of social contacts on immigrant occupational status and income. In addition to general social contacts, we also analyzed the effects of bonding (i.e., co-ethnic) and bridging (i.e., interethnic) ties on economic outcomes....

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Modeling Immigrants' Language Skills

Chiswick, Barry R. - 2007

One in nine people between the ages of 18 and 64 in the US, and every second foreign-born person in this age bracket, speaks Spanish at home. And whereas around 80 percent of adult immigrants in the US from non-English speaking countries other than Mexico are proficient in English, only about 50...

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