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Indigenous Language Skills and the Labor Market in a Developing Economy: Bolivia

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  • Chiswick, Barry R
  • Patrinos, Harry Anthony
  • Hurst, Michael E

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  • Chiswick, Barry R & Patrinos, Harry Anthony & Hurst, Michael E, 2000. "Indigenous Language Skills and the Labor Market in a Developing Economy: Bolivia," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 48(2), pages 349-367, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:v:48:y:2000:i:2:p:349-67
    DOI: 10.1086/452462
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    1. Kuo, Chun-Yan, 1976. "The Effect of Education on the Earnings of Indian, Eskimo, Metis, and White Workers in the Mackenzie District of Northern Canada," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 24(2), pages 387-398, January.
    2. Donna MacIsaac & Harry Patrinos, 1995. "Labour market discrimination against indigenous people in Peru," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(2), pages 218-233.
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    7. Gao, Wenshu & Smyth, Russell, 2011. "Economic returns to speaking 'standard Mandarin' among migrants in China's urban labour market," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 342-352, April.
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    9. Godoy, Ricardo & Reyes-Garcia, Victoria & Seyfried, Craig & Huanca, Tomas & Leonard, William R. & McDade, Thomas & Tanner, Susan & Vadez, Vincent, 2007. "Language skills and earnings: Evidence from a pre-industrial economy in the Bolivian Amazon," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 26(3), pages 349-360, June.
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