title: Earnings by language group in Quebec in 1980 and emigration from Quebec between 1976 and 1981.
abstract: "Between 1976 and 1981 many pople moved out of Quebec, especially anglophones.  To the extent that a person's decision to stay or to move may be related to earnings prospects, earnings comparisons with individuals who lived in Quebec in 1981 may suffer from a selection bias.  This paper analyses emigration from Quebec and earnings with a two-equation model, using a sample of men drawn from the from the 1981 [Canadian] census.  It is found that a selection bias is indeed present for anglophones and that the returns to learning French may be underestimated when that bias is ignored."
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grenier
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D002170:Canada; D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D007182:Income; D007802:Language; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009042:Motivation; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012106:Research; D012922:Social Change; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Acculturation; Americas; Behavior; Canada; Communication; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Income; Language; Migrants; Migration; Migration, Internal; Models, Theoretical; Motivation; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Social Change; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status