English deficiency and the native–immigrant wage gap

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2013
Volume: 118
Issue: 1
Pages: 38-41

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using the interaction of language of country of birth and age-at-arrival as instruments, we find strong evidence of a causal effect of English as Additional Language (EAL) on the native–immigrant wage gap for male employees in the UK.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:118:y:2013:i:1:p:38-41
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26