Effects of language proficiency on labour, social and health outcomes of immigrants in Australia

Tam, KW; Page, L

Effects of language proficiency on labour, social and health outcomes of immigrants in Australia

Tam, KW Page, L

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Economic Analysis and Policy, 2016, 52, pp. 66-78
Issue Date:: 2016-12-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Tam, KW
dc.contributor.author	Page, L https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6020-9733
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-29T20:51:09Z
dc.date.available	2022-07-29T20:51:09Z
dc.date.issued	2016-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	Economic Analysis and Policy, 2016, 52, pp. 66-78
dc.identifier.issn	0313-5926
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159375
dc.description.abstract	We investigate the causal effect of English proficiency on labour, social and health outcomes of immigrants in Australia. We use age at arrival combined with country of origin to form an instrument of English proficiency. We find that immigrants in Australia with better language proficiency are able to earn higher income, attain higher level of education, have higher probability of complete tertiary studies, and get more hours of work per week. Language proficiency also improves social integration, leading to higher probability of marriage to a native and higher probability of obtaining citizenship. We find only limited evidence with respect to the hypothesised causal relationship between language and health for immigrants. This last result may be due to small sample sizes.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Economic Analysis and Policy
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.eap.2016.08.003
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	14 Economics
dc.title	Effects of language proficiency on labour, social and health outcomes of immigrants in Australia
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	52
utslib.for	14 Economics
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Economics Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-07-29T20:51:08Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	52

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We investigate the causal effect of English proficiency on labour, social and health outcomes of immigrants in Australia. We use age at arrival combined with country of origin to form an instrument of English proficiency. We find that immigrants in Australia with better language proficiency are able to earn higher income, attain higher level of education, have higher probability of complete tertiary studies, and get more hours of work per week. Language proficiency also improves social integration, leading to higher probability of marriage to a native and higher probability of obtaining citizenship. We find only limited evidence with respect to the hypothesised causal relationship between language and health for immigrants. This last result may be due to small sample sizes.

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