The impact of host language proficiency across the immigrants’ earning distribution in Spain
Abstract This paper explores the impact of Spanish language proficiency on immigrant earnings in Spain using an instrumental variable quantile regression approach. The impact is on average roughly 17.2% but varies substantially across the earning distribution. The return to destination language prof...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017-08-01
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| Series: | IZA Journal of Development and Migration |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40176-017-0094-2 |