Second language skills and labor market outcomes: Evidence from the handover of Hong Kong
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Language skills; Sovereignty transfer; Labor market returns;All these keywords.
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- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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