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The Effects of Birthplace on Male Earnings in Australia

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  • Tran-Nam, Binh
  • Nevile, John W

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This paper uses the human capital model in a study of the effects of birthplace on the earnings of full-time adult male employees in Australia. Migrants, who make up 21 percent of the population, are divided into two groups, English speaking and non-English speaking, according to the language of their country of origin. No evidence was found of wage discrimination against English speaking migrants, but discrimination against non-English speaking migrants was found to be higher than previously believed. The most disadvantaged male migrant group is non-English speaking migrants without tertiary qualifications. Copyright 1988 by Blackwell Publishers Ltd/University of Adelaide and Flinders University of South Australia

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  • Tran-Nam, Binh & Nevile, John W, 1988. "The Effects of Birthplace on Male Earnings in Australia," Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(50), pages 83-101, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecp:v:27:y:1988:i:50:p:83-101
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    1. O B Bodvarsson & John Sessions, 2010. "Nationality Discrimination in the Labor Market: Theory and Test," Department of Economics Working Papers 08/10, University of Bath, Department of Economics.
    2. J. W. Nevile & Peter Saunders, 1998. "Globalization and the Return to Education in Australia," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 74(226), pages 279-285, September.
    3. Roger Wilkins, 2003. "Immigrant and Native-born Earnings Distributions in Australia: 1982-1996," Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School, vol. 6(1), pages 83-115, March.
    4. A. Preston, 1996. "Where Are We Now With Human Capital Theory in Australia?," Economics Discussion / Working Papers 96-18, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics.
    5. A.T. Le, 1998. "Self Employment and Earnings Among Immigrants in Australia," Economics Discussion / Working Papers 98-28, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics.

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