Dustmann, C;
van Soest, A;
(2001)
Language fluency and earnings: Estimation with misclassified language indicators.
REV ECON STAT
, 83
(4)
663 - 674.
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Abstract
We use panel data to analyze the determinants of speaking fluency and wages of immigrants. Our model takes account of two problems that may bias OLS estimates of the impact of speaking fluency on earnings. First, subjective variables on an ordinal discrete scale, such as self-reported language ability, can suffer from misclassification errors. The model decomposes misclassification errors into a time-persistent and a time-varying component. Second, the model accounts for correlated unobserved heterogeneity in language and earnings equation, The main finding is that these two generalizations of the standard model both lead to substantial changes in the estimated effect of speaking fluency on earnings.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Language fluency and earnings: Estimation with misclassified language indicators |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Keywords: | SAMPLE SEPARATION INFORMATION, IMMIGRANTS, PROFICIENCY, SPEAKING, MODELS, MARKET, MEN |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Economics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/12629 |
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