Training and the earnings of immigrant males: Evidence from the Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey
| Title | {Training and the earnings of immigrant males: Evidence from the Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey} |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Yoshida, Y., & Smith, M.R. |
| Journal | Social Science Quarterly |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pagination | 1218 - 1241 |
| Abstract | Objective. To improve on the existing research on earnings differentials between visible minority immigrants and the native-born, and on the role of discrimination in producing that difference. To do this we introduce into the analysis: (1) access to training and (2) training effects on earnings growth. Method. Using a panel data set containing information on training we test cross-sectional models of access to training, cross-sectional models of wage determination, and panel models of wage growth. Results. Visible minority immigrants are disadvantaged in both access to training and earnings; education reduces the disadvantage; and they do better than the other two groups in wage growth. Conclusions. Some results are consistent with a discrimination interpretation but, considered together, the complete sets of results are difficult to reconcile with any relatively straightforward discrimination account. |