Language Usage, Participation, Employment and Earnings

Authors

  • Alisher Aldashev
  • Johannes Gernandt
  • Stephan L. Thomsen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24352/UB.OVGU-2018-331

Keywords:

Migration, Language Ability, Multiple Selection, Selection Bias, Germany

Abstract

Language ability may not only a ect the earnings of the individual, but the participation to participate in the labor market or becoming employed as well. It may also a ect selection of people into economic sectors and occupation. In this paper the e ects of language ability on earnings are analyzed for for- eigners in Germany with joint consideration of up to four types of self-selection. The results show that language pro ciency signi cantly increases participation and employment probability and a ects earnings directly. However, when self-selection into economic sectors and occupation is regarded, the direct e ects of language ability on earnings vanish.

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2018-09-03

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