ECON 2A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Labour Force Survey
22 Sep 2017
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Lecture 4 - chapter 11 (cont) and chapter 2. Measuring earning assimilation: disentangling cohort and assimilation effects. The two groups have different starting earning rates, but the rate of assimilation is still the same. Assumption: the starting earning is the same for both groups of immigrants, along with the assimilation rate and return to experience. Annual earning by immigrant cohort, 1995 and 2000. The entry effect is generally worsening over time. Immigrants are starting out further behind the native born. The return to a year of education (an experience) is much lower for immigrants educated outside canada. The assimilation rates are uniformly too low for the average earnings of any. The assimilation rates are uniformly too low for the average earnings of any cohort of immigrants to catch up to the native born. Women tend to suffer a slightly smaller earnings entry effect, but the general patterns are very similar. Point system reduces admissions from less developed countries.
