Hebrew language usage: determinants and effects on earnings among immigrants in Israel.
"This paper uses the 1983 Census of Israel to analyze Hebrew speaking skills and the effects of Hebrew fluency on the earnings of adult male immigrants. Hebrew fluency increases with a longer duration in Israel, the presence of children in the household, marrying after immigration, living in an area in which a smaller proportion speak one's mother tongue, a younger age at migration, a higher level of schooling and varies by country of birth. Earnings increase monotonically with the use of Hebrew. Speaking English as a second language is associated with higher earnings, even when country of origin is held constant."
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D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003142:Communication; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D007182:Income; D007557:Israel; D007802:Language; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
Age Factors; Asia; Communication; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Immigrants; Income--determinants; Israel; Language; Macroeconomic Factors; Mediterranean Countries; Migrants; Migration; Origin; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Wages--determinants; Western Asia