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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777598
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The international transferability of immigrants' human capital skills
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2007
This paper uses the approach in the under/over education literature to analyze the extent of matching of educational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268419
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The international transferability of immigrants' human capital
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - In: Economics of education review 28 (2009) 2, pp. 162-169
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003873814
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The international transferability of immigrants' human capital skills
Chiswick, Barry R. (contributor);  … - 2007
This paper uses the approach in the under/over education literature to analyze the extent of matching of educational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003540026
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How Immigrants Fare Across the Earnings Distribution: International Analyses
Chiswick, Barry R.; Le, Anh T.; Miller, Paul W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper applies the quantile regression methodology to the study of the determinants of the distribution of earnings among the native born and immigrants in the United States and Australia. The analysis for immigrants is performed separately for those from Englishspeaking and non-English...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822214
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The Complementarity of Language and Other Human Capital: Immigrant Earnings in Canada
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
This paper analyzes the effects of language practice on earnings among adult male immigrants in Canada using the 1991 Census. Earnings are shown to increase with schooling, pre-immigration experience and duration in Canada, as well as with proficiency in the official languages (English and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822761
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Linguistic Distance: A Quantitative Measure of the Distance Between English and Other Languages
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
This paper develops a scalar or quantitative measure of the “distance” between English and a myriad of other (non-native American) languages. This measure is based on the difficulty Americans have learning other languages. The linguistic distance measure is then used in an analysis of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822844
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Longitudinal Analysis of Immigrant Occupational Mobility: A Test of the Immigrant Assimilation Hypothesis
Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
Using an immigrant assimilation framework, this paper develops a model of the occupational mobility of immigrants and tests the hypotheses using data on adult males from the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia. The theoretical model generates hypotheses regarding a U-shaped pattern of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005823006
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International Migration and the Economics of Language
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790510
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Gender Discrimination in the Australian Graduate Labour Market
Li, Ian W.; Miller, Paul W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper examines gender discrimination in the Australian graduate labour market, using data from the Graduate Destination Surveys 1999-2009. A framework of analysis provided by the overeducation/required education/undereducation literature is applied. A smaller gender wage gap is found for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010791515