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Language proficiency of immigrants and misclassification

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  • Augustin de Coulon
  • Francois-Charles Wolff

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We study the determinants of language proficiency, reading and speaking, for a sample of immigrants living in France and allow for misclassification errors since language proficiency is based on subjective self-reported evaluations. Using a parametric maximum likelihood method, we find that the probabilities of misclassification are large. Misclassification is mainly due to immigrants experiencing actual language problems, but who do not report them.

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  • Augustin de Coulon & Francois-Charles Wolff, 2007. "Language proficiency of immigrants and misclassification," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(12), pages 857-861.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:14:y:2007:i:12:p:857-861
    DOI: 10.1080/13504850701295802
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    1. Ingo Isphording & Mathias Sinning, 2012. "The Returns to Language Skills in the US Labor Market," RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series 1236, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
    2. Clarke, Andrew & Isphording, Ingo E., 2015. "Language Barriers and Immigrant Health Production," IZA Discussion Papers 8846, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Andrew Clarke & Ingo E. Isphording, 2017. "Language Barriers and Immigrant Health," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(6), pages 765-778, June.
    4. Richard E. Mueller & N. T. Khuong Truong, 2022. "Wage and basic skills inequality between immigrants by immigration admission categories and Canadian non-immigrants," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 62(4), pages 1833-1884, April.
    5. Aller, Carlos & González Chapela, Jorge, 2013. "Misclassification of the dependent variable in a debt–repayment behavior context," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, vol. 23(C), pages 162-172.

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