Table 4
Immigrant earnings growth in Canada (with controls
for education), longitudinal versus cross-sectional data
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| Years since migration | LAD-IMDB | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitudinal | Cross-sectional | |
| coefficient from regression model | ||
| 1985-to-1989 cohort | ||
| 6 to 10 years | 0.143 | 0.096 |
| 11 to 15 years | 0.320 | 0.325 |
| 16 to 20 years | 0.335 | 0.408 |
| 1990-to-1994 cohort | ||
| 6 to 10 years | 0.345 | 0.399 |
| 11 to 15 years | 0.435 | 0.536 |
| 1995-to-1999 cohort | ||
| 6 to 10 years | 0.243 | 0.287 |
| Note(s): The coefficients provide a rough estimate of percentage growth; e.g., the earnings growth in the longitudinal data between 0-to-5 years and 6-to-10 years in Canada for the cohort entering between 1985 and 1989 was approximately 14.3%. The reference category is immigrants with one to five years since migration. All coefficients are statistically significant at the 5% level. The table reports the coefficients on the "years since migration" dummy variables. LAD: Longitudinal Administrative Database; IMDB: Longitudinal Immigration Database. | ||
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