selection issues are considered in the estimation of the earnings equation; we implement a natural method using MLE. The result …

. Specifically, we produce selection-corrected predictions of counterfactual individual earnings and use them to estimate a discrete … earnings significantly shape individual migration decisions, even in an episode in which Ecuadorians mostly chose Spain where … earnings were lower than in the US, and they contribute to explaining the observed composition of migration flows. Moreover …

proficiency on immigrants' earnings. The results, based on Instrumental Variables (IV), point to a substantial earnings return to …

This paper investigates earnings differentials between immigrants and natives. We focus on returns and on the … human capital, for immigrants and natives, in explaining inter-occupational and intra-occupational earnings progression … mainly driven by intra-occupational earnings progression. Moreover, and contrary to what is observed for natives, we detect …

selection issues are considered in the estimation of the earnings equation. The result that there is a Apremium@ to work …

consequences for earnings, of computer use by both the native born and the foreign born. Focussing on the foreign born, the … suggests a high degree of favorable selection in migration. Study of the links between earnings, computer use and other human …

high levels of English language proficiency and earnings. They experience disadvantages in both dimensions at arrival, but … earnings of other immigrants. This pattern is seen in the most recent data, the American Community Survey, 2005 to 2009, which … of schooling and English proficiency. Moreover, they appear to secure greater earnings payoffs in the US labor market …