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Chiswick, Barry R.; Mirtcheva, Donka M. - 2010

This paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19, as reported in the Child Development … overall health and psychological health of the child. Three measures of religion/religiosity of the child are employed … health and the three measures of religion/religiosity. Those children (self-report or primary caregiver report) who have …

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Religion and Child Health

Chiswick, Barry R.; Mirtcheva, Donka M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

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The Earnings of American Jewish Men: Human Capital, Denomination and Religiosity

Chiswick, Barry R.; Huang, Jidong - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

This paper analyzes the determinants of the earnings of American Jewish men using the 2000/01 National Jewish Population Survey. Non-response to the question on earnings is analyzed. Earnings are related to conventional human capital variables, as well as Jewishspecific variables. Except for the...

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Immigrant Selection Systems and Immigrant Health

Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

This paper is an analysis of the determinants of self-reported health status of immigrants, with a particular focus on … type of visa used to gain admission. The concept of “health capital” and an immigrant selection and adjustment model are …). Immigrant health is greater for immigrants who are younger, more educated, male, more proficient in English, and living outside …

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The Employment, Unemployment and Unemployment Compensation Benefits of Immigrants

Hurst, Michael E.; Chiswick, Barry R. - 2000

This report analyzes the employment and unemployment experiences of adult foreign-born men, both among themselves and in comparison with the native born. The empirical analysis uses microdata from the 1990 Census of Population. Three dependent variables are analyzed, weeks worked (employment) in...

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Are Immigrants Favorably Self-Selected? An Economic Analysis

Chiswick, Barry R. - 2000

This paper explores the theoretical issues and the empirical literature regarding the selectivity of migrants. Although the primary focus is on international migration, reference is made to internal migration and return migration. The theoretical analysis indicates a tendency toward the...

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The linguistic and economic adjustment of Soviet Jewish immigrants in the United States, 1980 to 2000

Chiswick, Barry R.; Wenz, Michael - 2005

This paper is an analysis of the English-language proficiency and labor market earnings of adult male Soviet Jewish immigrants to the United States from 1965 to 2000, using the 2000 Census of Population. Comparisons are made to similar analyses using the 1980 and 1990 Censuses. A consistent...

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The critical period hypothesis for language learning: what the 2000 US census says

Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2007

A critical period for language learning is often defined as a sharp decline in learning outcomes with age. This study examines the relevance of the critical period to English proficiency among immigrants in the US. It uses microdata from the 2000 US Census, a model of language acquisition from...

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Matching language proficiency to occupation: the effect on immigrants' earnings

Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2007

This paper analyzes the effect on earnings of the matching of English language skills to occupational requirements. It uses data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) database and a Realized Matches procedure to quantify expected levels of English skills in each of over 500...

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Modeling immigrants' language skills

Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2007

One in nine people between the ages of 18 and 64 in the US, and every second foreign-born person in this age bracket, speaks Spanish at home. And whereas around 80 percent of adult immigrants in the US from non-English speaking countries other than Mexico are proficient in English, only about 50...

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