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Download full textChiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. – 2002
This paper analyzes the effects of language practice on earnings among adult male immigrants in Canada using data from the 1991 Census of Canada. It examines whether destination language skills are complements to or substitutes in generating earnings with respect to other kinds of human capital (schooling and pre- and post-migration labor market…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. – 2002
This paper examines the determinants and consequences of immigrant/linguistic concentrations (enclaves), discussing reasons for the formation of those concentrations. It develops hypotheses regarding "ethnic goods" (market and non-market goods and services consumed by members of an immigrant/ethnic group that are not consumed by others), the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Economic Factors, English (Second Language), Ethnic Distribution
