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- Title
Earnings of Chinese Immigrants in the Enclave and Mainstream Economy.
- Authors
Li, Peter S.; Dong, Chunhong
- Abstract
The literature is inconclusive as to whether the immigrant enclave economy offers returns to immigrant workers and entrepreneurs comparative to those in the mainstream economy. This study uses data from the 2001 Census of Canada on language most often used at work to measure enclave economy participation for Chinese immigrants. The findings show that returns are lower for men or women in the enclave than those in the mainstream economy, respectively, after controlling for human capital, work-related and urban variations. Language features of and job type in the enclave economy explain why returns are inferior to that of the mainstream economy.
- Subjects
CANADA; CHINESE people; IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC groups; WAGES; CENSUS; HUMAN capital; ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Publication
Canadian Review of Sociology & Anthropology, 2007, Vol 44, Issue 1, p65
- ISSN
0008-4948
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1755-618x.2007.tb01148.x