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Native Language and Immigrant Labour Market Outcomes: An Alternative Approach to Measuring the Returns for Language Skills

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Author	Rooth, Dan Olof Saarela, Jan
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	In contrast with the conventional approach of studying the interrelation between immigrants’ language skills and their chances of succeeding in the host country labour market, this article explores the relevance of having and not having a mother tongue in common with the native population for otherwise similar immigrants. This is accomplished by using linked register data from two countries, which makes it possible to separate people according to their native language. We find that immigrants who have their mother tongue in common with natives have substantially higher employment and income levels than immigrants who originate from the same country, but whose native language is linguistically different from the dominant language of the host country. The results support the view that language is a fundamental part of immigrants’ human capital and thus promotes their labour market outcomes.Contrairement à l’approche traditionnelle à l’étude de l’interrelation entre les habiletés langagières des immigrants et leurs chances de réussir dans le marché du travail du pays qui les accueille, nous abordons la pertinence de partager ou de ne pas partager une langue maternelle avec les personnes nées dans le pays (la population native) en étudiant des immigrants qui sont semblables autrement. Nous nous appuyons sur les données de registres de deux pays, ce qui permet de distinguer les gens selon leur langue maternelle. Les résultats indiquent que le niveau d’emploi et de revenu des immigrants qui ont la même langue maternelle que la population native est grandement supérieur à celui des immigrants originaires du même pays mais dont la langue maternelle est très différente de la langue dominante du pays hôte. Ces conclusions appuient la théorie voulant que la langue constitue un élément fondamental du capital humain des immigrants et influence ainsi leur réussite au sein du marché du travail.
Starting Page	207
Ending Page	221
Page Count	15
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ISSN	14883473
Journal	Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l'integration et de la migration internationale
Volume Number	8
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18746365
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2007-12-19
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Habiletés langagières Langue maternelle Immigrants Emploi Revenu Social Sciences Sociology Demography Migration
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Demography Anthropology Cultural Studies

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