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ERIC Number: ED594947
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar-29
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-0-660-29520-6
ISSN: ISSN-1205-9153
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Intergenerational Education Mobility and Labour Market Outcomes: Variation among the Second Generation of Immigrants in Canada. Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series
Chen, Wen-Hao; Hou, Feng
Statistics Canada
Using 2016 Canadian Census data, this article examines the socioeconomic status of the second generation of immigrants, whose population has become increasingly diverse. The analysis focuses on group differences by visible minority status in two aspects relating to socioeconomic mobility: (1) intergenerational progress in educational attainment, which indicates the ability to achieve higher education regardless of parents' education, and (2) the relationship between education and labour market outcomes, which reveals the ability to convert educational qualifications into economic well-being. The results in general paint a very positive picture for the children of immigrants regarding the first aspect, while mixed results are evident for the second aspect. In particular, some visible minority groups are characterized by high educational attainment and high earnings, while some other groups experience low education mobility and low labour market returns to education. These results suggest that there are divergent paths of socioeconomic integration among the second generation.
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Statistics Canada
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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