THE ENDOGENEITY BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND EARNINGS - INTERNATIONAL ANALYSES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: CHISWICK, BR; MILLER, PW
• 署名单位: University of Western Australia
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/298374
• 发表日期: 1995
• 页码: 246-288
• 关键词: foreign-born men; proficiency

摘要

This study is concerned with the determinants of dominant language fluency, its effects on earnings, and its endogeneity with earnings among immigrants. Dominant language fluency is hypothesized to be a function of three fundamental variables: exposure to the language, efficiency in second language acquisition, and economic benefits from language fluency. Conceptual variables with empirical counterparts are developed. Earnings are hypothesized to be a function of language skills, among other variables. Ordinary least squares, instrumental variables, and sample selection bias techniques are used to estimate the equations for Australia. Comparisons are made with analyses for the United States, Canada, and Israel.