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Non-linearity in assimilation rates of Canadian immigrants
Cheung, Stella - In: Transition and structural change in the North American …, (pp. 256-280). 1997
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No entiendo : the effects of bilingualism on Hispanic earnings
Cortina, Jeronimo (contributor); Pinto, Pablo (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003714186
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The returns to English-language skills in India
Azam, Mehtabul; Chin, Aimee; Prakash, Nishith - 2010
quantify the effects of English-speaking ability on wages. We find that being fluent in English (compared to not speaking any … English) increases hourly wages of men by 34%, which is as much as the return to completing secondary school and half as much … wages 13%. There is considerable heterogeneity in returns to English. More experienced and more educated workers receive …
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The returns to English-language skills in India
Azam, Mehtabul; Chin, Aimee; Prakash, Nishith - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009660744
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The returns to english-language skills in India
Azam, Mehtabul; Chin, Aimee; Prakash, Nishith - In: Economic development and cultural change 61 (2013) 2, pp. 335-367
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The returns to occupational foreign language use : evidence from Germany
Heidland, Tobias - In: Labour economics : official journal of the European … 32 (2015), pp. 86-98
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Language and labor market success
Isphording, Ingo Eduard - 2014
This article summarizes three different strands of the literature that address the labor market effects of language-related human capital. (1) A general importance is demonstrated in the empirical evidence on earnings and employment effects of literacy as the ability to productively use written...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010418954
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Economic returns to speaking the right language(s)? : evidence from Kazakhstan's shift in state language and language of instruction
Aldashev, Alisher; Danzer, Alexander M. - 2014
This paper investigates the economic returns to language skills and bilingualism. The analysis is staged in Kazakhstan, a multi-ethnic country with complex ethnic settlement patterns that has switched its official state language from Russian to Kazakh. Using two newly assembled data sets, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010434518
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Economic returns to speaking the right language(s)? : evidence from Kazakhstan's shift in state language and language of instruction
Aldashev, Alisher; Danzer, Alexander M. - 2014
This paper investigates the economic returns to language skills and bilingualism. The analysis is staged in Kazakhstan, a multi-ethnic country with complex ethnic settlement patterns that has switched its official state language from Russian to Kazakh. Using two newly assembled data sets, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438031
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Multiple language usage and earnings in Western Europe
Williams, Donald R. - In: International journal of manpower 32 (2011) 4, pp. 372-393
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