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• 1. Literacy and the Labour Market: Cognitive Skills and Immigrant Earnings Archived

  Articles and reports: 89-552-M2008020

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  Considerable research effort has been devoted to understanding earnings differences between immigrant and Canadian-born workers. Previous studies have established that immigrants typically earn less than Canadian-born workers with the same amount of education and work experience. The low earnings of immigrants are often attributed to the specificity of human capital to the country where it originates - in other words, education or work experience in the country of origin cannot be directly transferred to the host country, resulting in well qualified immigrants holding low paying jobs. Another possibility is that employers in the host country discriminate against immigrants. This paper uses data from the Canadian component of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS), which includes both standard demographic and labour market information for the Canadian born and immigrants and results from tests of literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills, to investigate these issues. Interpreting the test scores as direct measurements of cognitive skills, the authors provide a closer examination of explanations for low immigrant earnings than has previously been possible. In addition, the data include more precise information on where education was obtained and age of migration than is available in most previous studies, further enabling scrutiny of immigrant-Canadian born earnings differentials.

  Release date: 2008-07-21

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• 2. The Effect of Literacy on Immigrant Earnings Archived

  Articles and reports: 89-552-M2004012

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  This monograph series features detailed studies from the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) database by Canadian and U.S. literacy scholars and experts. Monographs focus on current policy issues and cover topics such as adult training, literacy skill match and mismatch in the workplace, seniors' literacy skills and health as well as literacy and economic security.

  Release date: 2004-09-07

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• 3. Literacy Skills, Occupational Assignment and the Returns to Over- and Under-education Archived

  Articles and reports: 89-552-M2001009

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  This study compares the pattern of returns to the education required by an individual's job, including education beyond and below that level, to patterns in other countries. It explores the relationship between literacy skills and the educational requirements of an individual's job.

  Release date: 2002-01-25

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• 1. Literacy and the Labour Market: Cognitive Skills and Immigrant Earnings Archived

  Articles and reports: 89-552-M2008020

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  Considerable research effort has been devoted to understanding earnings differences between immigrant and Canadian-born workers. Previous studies have established that immigrants typically earn less than Canadian-born workers with the same amount of education and work experience. The low earnings of immigrants are often attributed to the specificity of human capital to the country where it originates - in other words, education or work experience in the country of origin cannot be directly transferred to the host country, resulting in well qualified immigrants holding low paying jobs. Another possibility is that employers in the host country discriminate against immigrants. This paper uses data from the Canadian component of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS), which includes both standard demographic and labour market information for the Canadian born and immigrants and results from tests of literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills, to investigate these issues. Interpreting the test scores as direct measurements of cognitive skills, the authors provide a closer examination of explanations for low immigrant earnings than has previously been possible. In addition, the data include more precise information on where education was obtained and age of migration than is available in most previous studies, further enabling scrutiny of immigrant-Canadian born earnings differentials.

  Release date: 2008-07-21

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• 2. The Effect of Literacy on Immigrant Earnings Archived

  Articles and reports: 89-552-M2004012

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  This monograph series features detailed studies from the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) database by Canadian and U.S. literacy scholars and experts. Monographs focus on current policy issues and cover topics such as adult training, literacy skill match and mismatch in the workplace, seniors' literacy skills and health as well as literacy and economic security.

  Release date: 2004-09-07

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• 3. Literacy Skills, Occupational Assignment and the Returns to Over- and Under-education Archived

  Articles and reports: 89-552-M2001009

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  This study compares the pattern of returns to the education required by an individual's job, including education beyond and below that level, to patterns in other countries. It explores the relationship between literacy skills and the educational requirements of an individual's job.

  Release date: 2002-01-25

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