 Language and the earnings of immigrantsChristian Dustmann and Arthur van Soest () Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2002, vol. 55, issue 3, pages 473-492 Abstract: Several studies, most of them employing straightforward regression analysis, have concluded that immigrants' proficiency in the language of their adopted country is correlated with their productivity, as measured by earnings. Two weaknesses of these studies are potential unobserved heterogeneity, which could result in over-estimated effects if overall ability is linked with language acquisition, and potential measurement error in the language proficiency measures, which would probably result in under-estimation of language effects. The present study, which uses panel data for a 10-year period in Germany, yields evidence that the latter bias tends to be much larger than the former, implying that language proficiency is far more important than suggested by the existing literature. (Author's abstract.) Date: 2002 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ilr:articl:v:55:y:2002:i:3:p:473-492 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Industrial and Labor Relations Review is edited by Co-Editors: Rosemary Batt and Lawrence Kahn More articles in Industrial and Labor Relations Review from ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School |
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