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Download full textChiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. – 1991
The determinants of dominant language fluency among immigrants and the labor market impact of this fluency are examined. The model is generally applicable, but the empirical tests are performed for adult foreign-born men in Australia (1981 and 1986 Australian censuses). The findings indicate that fluency responds to incentives, including economic…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Economic Status, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
