Immigrant Earnings Growth: Selection Bias or Real Progress?

Garnett Picot and Patrizio Piraino

Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series from Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch

Abstract:

This paper studies the effect of selective attrition on estimates of immigrant earnings growth based on repeated cross-sectional data in Canada. Longitudinal tax data linked to immigrant landing records are used in order to estimate the change in immigrant earnings and the immigrant-Canadian-born earnings gap. The results are compared with those from repeated cross-sectional data. This approach eliminates differences in results that may stem from variation in collection modes and procedures across datasets.

Keywords: Ethnic diversity and immigration; Ethnic groups and generations in Canada; Immigrants and non-permanent residents; Labour; Labour market and income; Wages; salaries and other earnings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-02-28
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Journal Article: Immigrant earnings growth: selection bias or real progress? (2013)
Journal Article: Immigrant earnings growth: selection bias or real progress? (2013)
Working Paper: Immigrant Earnings Growth: Selection Bias or Real Progress? (2010)
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