Industrial Relations
Volume 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 297-322

Language Skills and the Earnings Distribution Among Child Immigrants (Article)

Wang C.* , Wang L.
  • a University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, United States
  • b University of New Hampshire, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we estimate the language effects on the earnings distribution among child immigrants. Utilizing U.S. Census data, we find: (1) there exists a larger heterogeneity in language premiums across the earnings distribution, and the patterns change over time (2) occupation and education channels explain most of the language effects and the large heterogeneity in them. However, the importance of these two channels has decreased over time. © 2011 The Regents of the University of California.

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Index Keywords

education occupation immigrant income distribution heterogeneity Child Welfare language United States
Link
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.2011.00637.x
ISSN: 00198676
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English