Paul W. Miller

Curtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance

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Perth WA 6845

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IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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Curtin University - Centre for Research in Applied Economics

GPO Box U1987

Perth, Western Australia 6845

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  • Curtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance

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1.

Linguistic Distance: A Quantitative Measure of the Distance between English and Other Languages

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 11 Aug 2004
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, language proficiency, linguistic distance

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Educational Mismatch: Are High-Skilled Immigrants Really Working at High-Skilled Jobs and the Price They Pay If They Aren't?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4280
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 21 Jul 2009
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, skill, schooling, occupations, earnings, rates of return

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The Critical Period Hypothesis for Language Learning: What the 2000 Us Census Says

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2575
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 07 Feb 2007
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, second language learning, critical period hypothesis

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Modeling Immigrants' Language Skills

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2974
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 01 Sep 2007
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, language, enclaves, human capital

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Language Skills and Immigrant Adjustment: What Immigration Policy Can Do!

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 09 Dec 2004
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, immigration policy, language, visa category

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Do Enclaves Matter in Immigrant Adjustment?

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 31 Mar 2002
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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Immigrants, Earnings, Language Skills, Enclaves, Ethnic/Immigrant Concentrations, Ethnic Goods, United States

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The Determinants of the Geographic Concentration Among Immigrants: Application to Australia

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 18 Apr 2002
Barry R. Chiswick, Yew L. Lee, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Western Australia and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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Immigrants, Geographic Concentration, Enclaves, Australia

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Immigrants' Language Skills: The Australian Experience in a Longitudinal Survey

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Immigrants' Language Skills: The Australian Experience in a Longitudinal Survey

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 07 Nov 2002
Barry R. Chiswick, Yew L. Lee, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Western Australia and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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Immigrants' Language Skills: The Australian Experience in a Longitudinal Survey

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 26 Jun 2002
Barry R. Chiswick, Yew L. Lee, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Western Australia and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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Immigrants, Language Skills, Longitudinal Survey, Australia

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Longitudinal Analysis of Immigrant Occupational Mobility: A Test of the Immigrant Assimilation Hypothesis

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 31 Mar 2002
Barry R. Chiswick, Yew L. Lee, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Western Australia and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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Immigrants, Occupational Mobility/Attainment, Assimilation, Longitudinal Data, Australia

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International Migration and the Economics of Language

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7880
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 18 Jan 2014
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, language, bilingualism, human capital, earnings

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The International Transferability of Immigrants' Human Capital Skills

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2670
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 01 Apr 2007
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, education, occupational attainment

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Matching Language Proficiency to Occupation: The Effect on Immigrants' Earnings

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2587
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 Feb 2007
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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English language, earnings, immigrants, schooling

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Parents and Children Talk: The Family Dynamics of English Language Proficiency

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 30 Jul 2004
Barry R. Chiswick, Yew L. Lee, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Western Australia and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, language, family, multinominal probit

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Where Immigrants Settle in the United States

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 10 Aug 2004
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, residential location, language

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The Complementarity of Language and Other Human Capital: Immigrant Earnings in Canada

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 Mar 2002
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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Immigrants, Human Capital, Language Skills, Schooling, Earnings, Canada

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Schooling, Literacy, Numeracy and Labor Market Success

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 31 Mar 2002
Barry R. Chiswick, Yew L. Lee, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Western Australia and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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Human Capital, Schooling, Literacy, Numeracy, Earnings Screening, Australia

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How Immigrants Fare Across the Earnings Distribution: International Analyses

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2405
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 12 Nov 2006
Barry R. Chiswick, Anh T. Le, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago, The University of Western Australia - Department of Economics and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, earnings distributions, rates of return, quantile regression

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Gender Discrimination in the Australian Graduate Labour Market

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6595
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 16 Jun 2012
Ian Li, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
affiliation not provided to SSRN and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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gender, graduates, overeducation, discrimination

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Does Bilingualism Among the Native Born Pay?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9791
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Mar 2016
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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bilingualism, earnings, native born, linguistic enclaves

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Earnings and Occupational Attainment: Immigrants and the Native Born

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2676
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Apr 2007
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, occupation, earnings

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Immigrants' Language Skills and Visa Category

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 12 May 2002
Barry R. Chiswick, Yew L. Lee, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Western Australia and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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Immigration, Language Proficiency, Visa Categories, Australia

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Immigrant Earnings: A Longitudinal Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1750
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 15 Oct 2005
Barry R. Chiswick, Yew L. Lee, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Western Australia and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, wages, longitudinal survey, inertia model, Australia

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Family Matters: The Role of the Family in Immigrants' Destination Language Acquisition

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 18 Apr 2002
Barry R. Chiswick, Yew L. Lee, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Western Australia and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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Immigrants, Language Skills, Family, Longitudinal Data

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Why is the Payoff to Schooling Smaller for Immigrants?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1731
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 27 Sep 2005
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, schooling, occupations, earnings, rates of return, selectivity

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Immigrant Selection Systems and Immigrant Health

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2345
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Oct 2006
Barry R. Chiswick, Yew L. Lee, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Western Australia and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, health status, visa, longitudinal data

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The 'Negative' Assimilation of Immigrants: A Special Case

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3563
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 07 Jul 2008
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, earnings, assimilation

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Are Attitudes Towards Economic Risk Heritable? Analyses Using the Australian Twin Study of Gambling

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4859
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Apr 2010
Anh T. Le, Paul W. Miller, Paul W. Miller, Wendy Slutske and Nicholas G. Martin
The University of Western Australia - Department of Economics, IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance, University of Missouri at Columbia and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
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gender, heritability, risk

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Occupational Language Requirements and the Value of English in the U.S. Labor Market

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2664
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 01 Apr 2007
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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English language, earnings, occupation, immigrants, schooling

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Negative and Positive Assimilation, Skill Transferability, and Linguistic Distance

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5420
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 18 Jan 2011
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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Immigrants, Assimilation, Skill Transferability, Earnings, Linguistic Distance

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Citizenship in the United States: The Roles of Immigrant Characteristics and Country of Origin

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3596
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 04 Aug 2008
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, citizenship, country of origin, human capital

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Family Matters: The Role of the Family in Immigrants Destination Language Acquisition

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 03 Dec 2002
Barry R. Chiswick, Yew L. Lee, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Western Australia and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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Immigrants, Language Skills, Family, Longitudinal Data

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Computer Skills, Destination Language Proficiency and the Earnings of Natives and Immigrants

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1755
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Oct 2005
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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computers, internet, immigrants, language, earnings

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Attitudes Towards Economic Risk and the Gender Pay Gap

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5393
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Dec 2010
Anh T. Le, Paul W. Miller, Paul W. Miller, Wendy Slutske and Nicholas G. Martin
The University of Western Australia - Department of Economics, IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance, University of Missouri at Columbia and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
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wages, gender, risk, wage gap

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Gender Differentials in the Payoff to Schooling in China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5179
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 13 Sep 2010
Vivian Ren, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
affiliation not provided to SSRN and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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China, schooling, earnings, rates of return

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An Explanation for the Lower Payoff to Schooling for Immigrants in the Canadian Labour Market

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4448
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 15 Oct 2009
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, skill, schooling, earnings, rates of return, Canada

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The Effects of School Quality in the Origin on the Payoff to Schooling for Immigrants

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5075
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 26 Jul 2010
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, schooling, school quality, earnings, selectivity

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Occupational Attainment and Immigrant Economic Progress in Australia

IZA Working Paper No. 3316
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 May 2008
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, occupation, earnings

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Does the Choice of Reference Levels of Education Matter in the Oru Earnings Equation?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4382
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 15 Oct 2009
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, skill, schooling, occupations, earnings, rates of return

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ORU Analyses of Immigrant Earnings in Australia, with International Comparisons

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4422
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 15 Oct 2009
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, schooling, occupations, earnings, rates of return, selectivity, skill transferability, ORU analysis

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Negative and Positive Assimilation by Prices and by Quantities

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7389
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 18 May 2013
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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immigrants, assimilation, earnings, hours worked, employment, unemployment

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The Effect of Children on Specialization and Coordination of Partners' Activities

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4768
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 22 Feb 2010
Anh T. Le, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
The University of Western Australia - Department of Economics and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance
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time allocations, gender, specialisation, coordination

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An Evaluation of Inertia Models of Unemployment

The Australian Economic Review, Vol. 33, Issue 3, September 2000
Posted: 22 Aug 2001
Anh T. Le, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
The University of Western Australia - Department of Economics and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance

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Women's Time Allocation to Child Care: Determinants and Consequences

Posted: 22 Sep 2000
Paul W. Miller, Paul W. Miller and Charles Mulvey
IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance and The University of Western Australia

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Immigration, Language and Multiculturalism in Australia

Posted: 02 Jun 2000
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance

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Census Language Questions in North America

Posted: 18 Feb 2000
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance

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Language Skills and Earnings Among Legalized Aliens

Posted: 30 Jun 1999
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance

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English Language Fluency Among Immigrants in the United States

Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 17
Posted: 20 Jan 1998
Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller and Paul W. Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago and IZA Institute of Labor EconomicsCurtin University of Technology - School of Economics and Finance

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