Can minority language proficiency pay: a study on the return on English-Spanish fluent bilingualism in South Florida

This thesis studies the economic return for fluent-bilingualism in South Florida among native-born whites using IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series) data for Miami-Dade County (1990). Previous mainstream-oriented theories focus on the benefit in English acquisition for immigrants and their...

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Main Author: Ai, Hua
Format: Others
Published: FIU Digital Commons 1999
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1089