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Will They Ever Converge? Earnings of Immigrants and Canadian-born Workers over the Last Two Decades
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Using census data covering the 1980 to 2000 period, we examine what outcomes would be necessary for cohorts of recent immigrants to achieve earnings parity with Canadian-born workers. Our results show that today's recent immigrants would have to experience a drastic rise of their relative age-earnings profile in the near future for their earnings to converge with their Canadian-born counterparts. The reason is simple: the greater relative earnings growth experienced by cohorts of recent immigrants has only partially offset the drastic deterioration in their relative earnings at entry.
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| Product: | Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series | ||
| Catalogue no.: | 11F0019MIE2003215 | ||
| Frequency: | Occasional | ||
| Status: | Ongoing/Available | ||
| Latest issue: | no. 215 | Free | |
| Release date: | October 8, 2003 | ||
| Authors: | Frenette, Marc Morissette, René | ||
| Subscription: | one year (365 days) | N/A | |
| System requirements: | Internet browser. Adobe Acrobat reader is required to view and print files in PDF format. | ||
Subjects
Immigrants and non-permanent residents
Integration of newcomers
Labour market and income
Visible minorities
Keywords
analytical products, cohort studies, earnings, employment, immigrants, immigration, income, workers.
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