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GENDER, EARNINGS, AND THE ENGLISH SKILL ACQUISITION OF HISPANIC WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES
Article first published online: 28 SEP 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1998.tb01741.x
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MORA, M. T. and DÁVILA, A. (1998), GENDER, EARNINGS, AND THE ENGLISH SKILL ACQUISITION OF HISPANIC WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES. Economic Inquiry, 36: 631–644. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1998.tb01741.x
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*We would like to thank Finis Welch and two anonymous reviewers for their helpful suggestions. Any error in fact or interpretation in this paper are our own.
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- Article first published online: 28 SEP 2007
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Using the 1980 and 1990 Public Use Microdata Samples, we find that labor market outcomes associated with English proficiency vary with respect to gender. For example, a synthetic cohort analysis provides evidence of gender-related differences in Hispanic workers' English skill acquisition. Moreover, we observe that Hispanic women face a lower English deficiency earnings penalty that rises more sharply with education than the penalty obtained by their otherwise similar male peers. Finally, English fluency appears to serve as a stronger occupational sorting mechanism for women than men. (JEL J3, J1)