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The Market Worth of Immigrants' Educational Credentials

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Peter S. Li
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Despite academic and policy interests on immigrants' credentials, their precise market worth is unclear. This study uses the 1996 Canadian Census microdata to compare the earnings for four groups: native-born Canadian degree-holders; immigrant Canadian degree-holders; immigrant mixed education degree-holders; and immigrant foreign degree-holders. The findings indicate that immigrants' credentials carry a penalty compared to those of native-born Canadians, and that a foreign degree affects visible-minority immigrants, women and men, more adversely than white Canadians; as well, credential holders' gender and race are also being evaluated. Policies to recognize foreign credentials will bridge some income disparities, but inequality premised upon gender and race will likely remain.

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Volume (Year): 27 (2001)
Issue (Month): 1 (March)
Pages: 23-38
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  1. Ross Finnie, 2002. "Minorities, Cognitive Skills and Incomes of Canadians," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 28(2), pages 257-273, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. McBride, Stephan & Sweetman, Arthur, 2004. "Domaines d'études postsecondaires et résultats sur le marché du travail canadien des immigrants et des non-immigrants," Direction des études analytiques : documents de recherche 2004233f, Statistics Canada, Direction des études analytiques. [Downloadable!]
  3. Finnie, Ross & Meng, Ronald, 2003. "Minorités, capacités cognitives et revenus des Canadiens," Direction des études analytiques : documents de recherche 2003196f, Statistics Canada, Direction des études analytiques. [Downloadable!]
  4. Finnie, Ross & Meng, Ronald, 2003. "Minorities, Cognitive Skills and the Incomes of Canadians," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2003196e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch. [Downloadable!]
  5. Bert Waslander, 2002. "The Market Worth of Immigrants' Educational Credentials: A Comment," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 28(2), pages 315-319, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Peter S. Li, 2002. "Immigrants' Educational Worth and Years in Canada: A Reply," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 28(2), pages 321-325, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  7. McBride, Stephan & Sweetman, Arthur, 2004. "Postsecondary Field of Study and the Canadian Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrants and Non-immigrants," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2004233e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch. [Downloadable!]
  8. Sweetman, Arthur, 2004. "Immigrant Source Country Educational Quality and Canadian Labour Market Outcomes," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2004234e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch. [Downloadable!]
  9. Sweetman, Arthur, 2004. "Qualité de l'éducation des immigrants dans leur pays d'origine et résultats sur le marché du travail canadien," Direction des études analytiques : documents de recherche 2004234f, Statistics Canada, Direction des études analytiques. [Downloadable!]
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