What drives the substitutability between native and foreign workers? Evidence about the role of language

IF 1.6 3区 经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS Economica Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI:10.1111/ecca.12501
Elena Gentili, Fabrizio Mazzonna
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Abstract

This paper investigates the role of language in determining the substitutability between foreign and native workers. Our identification strategy exploits the linguistic diversity of Switzerland, a country with three main official languages (German, French and Italian) shared by bordering countries. This makes the Swiss labour market very peculiar, since both immigrants and natives may (or may not) share the language spoken in the area of residence. We modify the standard nested-cell labour demand model to account for the linguistic background of native and immigrant workers. We provide evidence about the central role of language in determining the extent of the imperfect substitutability between native and foreign workers, and their differential specialization in communication-intensive jobs.

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是什么驱动了本地工人和外国工人之间的可替代性?语言作用的证据
本文研究了语言在决定外国工人和本国工人之间可替代性方面的作用。瑞士是一个拥有三种主要官方语言(德语、法语和意大利语)的国家,与其他国家接壤。这使得瑞士劳动力市场非常特殊,因为移民和本地人可能(也可能不)共享居住地的语言。我们修改了标准嵌套单元劳动力需求模型,以考虑本地工人和移民工人的语言背景。我们提供的证据表明,语言在决定本地工人和外国工人之间的不完全替代性程度以及他们在交流密集型工作中的专业化程度差异方面发挥着核心作用。
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Economica
Economica ECONOMICS-
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期刊介绍: Economica is an international journal devoted to research in all branches of economics. Theoretical and empirical articles are welcome from all parts of the international research community. Economica is a leading economics journal, appearing high in the published citation rankings. In addition to the main papers which make up each issue, there is an extensive review section, covering a wide range of recently published titles at all levels.
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