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The complementarity of language and other human capital: immigrant earnings in Canada

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  40. Pieroni, Luca & d'Agostino, Giorgio & Lanari, Donatella, 2019. "The effects of language skills on immigrant employment and wages in Italy," MPRA Paper 91725, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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  45. Dafeng Xu, 2015. "Labor Market Outcomes of Highly Educated Immigrants: Does Your Name Matter?," ERSA conference papers ersa15p51, European Regional Science Association.
  46. Torres,Javier & Acosta, Pablo Ariel & Canavire Bacarreza, Gustavo Javier, 2025. "The Impact of Credential Recognition : Evidence from Venezuelan Health Professionals in Peru," Policy Research Working Paper Series 11162, The World Bank.
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  49. Herbert Brücker & Albrecht Glitz & Adrian Lerche & Agnese Romiti, 2021. "Occupational Recognition and Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 39(2), pages 497-525.
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