One of the standard proposition in the migration literature is that migrants tend to be favorably "self-selected" for labor market sucess. In recent years there have been challenges to the general proposition of the favorable selectivity of migrants. In addressing this issue this paper first...

This paper analyzes the effects of language practice on earnings among adult male immigrants in Canada using the 1991 Census. Three languages groups are considered: those unable to conduct a conversation in an official language; those who can but who usually speak a non-official language at home;...