TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Quella, Núria
AU  - Rendon, Silvio
        TI  - Occupational Selection in Multilingual Labor Markets
        PY  - 2008/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 3446
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp3446
        AB  - In multilingual labor markets agents with high proficiency in more than one language may be selected into occupations that require high levels of skill in communicating with customers or writing reports in more than one language. In this paper we measure this effect in Catalonia, where two languages, Catalan and Spanish, coexist. Using census data for 1991 and 1996, and controlling for endogeneity of Catalan knowledge, we find that proficiency in speaking, reading and writing Catalan reinforces selection into communication intensive jobs/positions such as entrepreneurial, trade, and service activities; white-collar occupations; and permanent employment. Interestingly, the effect of language on occupational selection is stronger for women than for men.
        KW  - language
KW  - occupational selection
KW  - labor markets
        ER  -