Occupational language requirements and the value of English in the US labor market

This paper is concerned with the English-language requirements of occupations in the USA, as measured by the O*NET database. These scores are linked to employed native and foreign-born men in the 2000 Census. Earnings increase with the respondent’s proficiency in English, with the English proficienc...

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Main Authors: Chiswick, B., Miller, Paul
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18177