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International Migration and the Economics of Language

Chiswick, Barry R. - 2014

This paper provides a review of the research on the ‘economics of language' as applied to international migration. Its primary focuses are on:(1) the effect of the language skills of an individual on the choice of destination among international (and internal) migrants, both in terms of the...

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International migration and the integration of labor markets

Chiswick, Barry R. (contributor); … - 2002

centuries. It begins with a review of the history of primarily trans-Atlantic migration to the New World during the period of … Oceania and from parts of Asia (primarily India, China and Japan) to other parts of Asia, Africa and the New World. World wars …, immigration restrictions and the Great Depression resulted in a period of low international migration (1913 to 1945). In the post-World …

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High skilled immigration in the international arena

Chiswick, Barry R. (contributor) - 2005

This conceptual paper, prepared for a United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Migration and Development, is concerned with the international mobility of high-skilled workers, previously referred to as the "brain drain". After discussing the historical background of high-skilled international...

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High Skilled Immigration in the International Arena

Chiswick, Barry R. - 2021

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International Migration and the Integration of Labor Markets

Chiswick, Barry R.; Hatton, Timothy J. - 2021

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An Explanation for the Lower Payoff to Schooling for Immigrants in the Canadian Labour Market

Chiswick, Barry R. - 2009

This paper examines the difference between the payoffs to schooling for immigrants and the native born in Canada, using 2001 Census data. Analyses are presented for males and females. Comparisons are offered with findings for the US. The paper uses the Overeducation/Required...

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Chapter 5. International Migration and the Economics of Language

Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 211-269). 2015

This chapter reports on the “economics of language” for immigrants—that is, the influence of language on the choice of destination among international migrants, the determinants among immigrants of destination language proficiency, and the labor market consequences of that proficiency, as...

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Language Skills and Earnings Among Legalized Aliens

Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2010

This paper uses the data on males and females from the 1989 Legalized Population Survey (LPS), a sample of aliens granted amnesty under 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, to analyze English language proficiency and earnings. We use a model of English language proficiency that is based on...

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Computer skills, destination language proficiency and the earnings of natives and immigrants

Chiswick, Barry R. (contributor); … - 2005

Using data from the 2001 Census of Population and Housing in Australia, this paper investigates the determinants, and consequences for earnings, of computer use by both the native born and the foreign born. Focussing on the foreign born, the multivariate analyses show that recent arrivals are...

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The Economics of Language : An Introduction and Overview

Chiswick, Barry R. - 2021

This paper provides an introduction and overview of my research on the Economics of Language. The approach is that language skills among immigrants and native-born linguistic minorities are a form of human capital. There are costs and benefits associated with this characteristic embodied in the...

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