The Effects of Birthplace on Male Earnings in Australia

Binh Tran-Nam and John W Nevile

Australian Economic Papers, 1988, vol. 27, issue 50, 83-101

Abstract: This paper uses the human capital model in a study of the effects of birthplace on the earnings of full-time adult male employees in Australia. Migrants, who make up 21 percent of the population, are divided into two groups, English speaking and non-English speaking, according to the language of their country of origin. No evidence was found of wage discrimination against English speaking migrants, but discrimination against non-English speaking migrants was found to be higher than previously believed. The most disadvantaged male migrant group is non-English speaking migrants without tertiary qualifications. Copyright 1988 by Blackwell Publishers Ltd/University of Adelaide and Flinders University of South Australia

Date: 1988
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