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ORU analyses of immigrant earnings in Australia, with international comparisons
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2009
international transferability of immigrants' human capital, and undereducation to favorable selection in immigration. Comparisons …
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An explanation for the lower payoff to schooling for immigrants in the Canadian labour market
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2009
This paper examines the difference between the payoffs to schooling for immigrants and the native born in Canada, using … immigrants' human capital, and under-education to favourable selection in immigration. The results show that immigrants have a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271271
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The Complementarity of Language and Other Human Capital: Immigrant Earnings in Canada
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2002
This paper analyzes the effects of language practice on earnings among adult male immigrants in Canada using the 1991 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262796
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Does the choice of reference levels of education matter in the ORU earnings equation?
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2009
This paper examines whether the results of the earnings equation developed in the overeducation/required eduation/under-education (ORU) literature are sensitive to whether the usual or reference levels of education are measured using the Realized Matches or Worker Self-Assessment methods. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271256
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Does the Glass Ceiling Exist? A Cross-National Perspective on
Gang, Ira N.; Landon-Lane, John S.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2003
We compare male and female upward labor income mobility in Germany and the United States using the GSOEP-PSID Cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274497
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Are There Gender and Country of Origin Differences in Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes across European Destinations?
Adsera, Alicia; Chiswick, Barry R. - 2004
earnings of immigrants as compared to native workers, in particular to test whether there is any systematic variation in the … labor market performance of immigrants across gender related to duration in the destination, schooling, age at immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262167
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The threat effect of participation in active labor market programs on job search behavior of migrants in Germany
Bergemann, Annette; Caliendo, Marco; van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2011
Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. Such ex ante effects may differ according to ethnic origin. We apply a novel method that relates self-reported perceived treatment rates and job search behavioral outcomes, such as the reservation wage or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274689
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Parents and Children Talk : The Family Dynamics of English Language Proficiency
Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2004
This paper extends the analysis of the acquisition of destination language proficiency among immigrants by explicitly … duration of residence, the higher the level of education, and for immigrants not from Asia. Large positive correlations in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261966
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Immigrants' Language Skills: The Australian Experience in a Longitudinal Survey
Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2002
immigrants. It presents a model of immigrant destination language acquisition based on economic incentives, exposure to the … destination language, and efficiency in second language acquisition. A unique data set, the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262738
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The Determinants of the Geographic Concentration among Immigrants: Application to Australia
Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2002
This study develops a theoretical framework for the study of the tendency for immigrant groups to be geographically concentrated. Testing the model for Australia shows that the extent of geographic concentration of immigrant groups is negatively related to age at migration, duration of residence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262788