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Measuring the Wage Costs of Limited English: Issues with Using Interviewer versus Self-Reports in Determining Latino Wages
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Hamilton, Darrick; Goldsmith, Arthur H.; Darity, William, Jr. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2008
Scholars have found that poor English proficiency is negatively associated with wages using self-reported measures. However, these estimates may suffer from misclassification bias. Interviewer ratings are likely to more accurately proxy employer assessment of worker language ability. Using self-reported and interviewer ratings from the Multi-City…
Descriptors: Salary Wage Differentials, Gender Differences, Employer Attitudes, Metropolitan Areas