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- Influence
Language Skills and Earnings: Evidence from Childhood Immigrants
- Hoyt Bleakley, Aimee Chin
- Psychology
- Review of Economics and Statistics
- 1 November 2003
Research on the effect of language skills on earnings is complicated by the endogeneity of language skills. This study exploits the phenomenon that younger children learn languages more easily than… Expand
Age at Arrival, English Proficiency, and Social Assimilation Among U.S. Immigrants.
- H. Bleakley, Aimee Chin
- Sociology, Medicine
- American economic journal. Applied economics
- 2010
Are U.S. immigrants' English proficiency and social outcomes the result of their cultural preferences, or of more fundamental constraints? Using 2000 Census microdata, we relate immigrants' English… Expand
The Returns to English-Language Skills in India
- M. Azam, Aimee Chin, N. Prakash
- Economics
- Economic Development and Cultural Change
- 1 January 2013
India’s colonial legacy and linguistic diversity give English an important role in its economy, and this role has expanded due to globalization in recent decades. In this study, we use… Expand
Can redistributing teachers across schools raise educational attainment? Evidence from Operation Blackboard in India
- Aimee Chin
- Political Science
- 1 December 2005
Abstract I evaluate a reform in India which sought to provide a second teacher to all one-teacher primary schools. The central government paid for 140,000 teachers, which is 8% of the pre-reform… Expand
Is Spanish-Only Schooling Responsible for the Puerto Rican Language Gap?
- J. Angrist, Aimee Chin, R. Godoy
- Sociology
- 1 February 2006
Between 1898 and 1948, English was the language of instruction for most post-primary grades in Puerto Rican public schools. Since 1949, the language of instruction in all grades has been Spanish. We… Expand
Impact of Bank Accounts on Migrant Savings and Remittances: Evidence from a Field Experiment
- Aimee Chin, Leonie Karkoviata, N. Wilcox
- Economics
- 2011
We use a randomized field experiment to estimate the effect of having a United States bank account on Mexican migrants' savings and remittances. With support from the Mexican Consulate and a local… Expand
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The Redistributive Effects of Political Reservation for Minorities: Evidence from India
- Aimee Chin, N. Prakash
- Political Science, Business
- 1 October 2010
We examine the impact of political reservation for disadvantaged minority groups on poverty. To address the concern that political reservation is endogenous, we take advantage of the state-time… Expand
What Holds Back the Second Generation?
- Hoyt Bleakley, Aimee Chin
- The Journal of Human Resources
- 2008
In 2000 Census microdata, various outcomes of second-generation immigrants are related to their parents’ age at arrival in the United States, and in particular whether that age fell within the… Expand
Does Reducing College Costs Improve Educational Outcomes for Undocumented Immigrants? Evidence from State Laws Permitting Undocumented Immigrants to Pay In-State Tuition at State Colleges and…
- Aimee Chin, Chinhui Juhn
- Political Science
- 1 April 2010
Ten states, beginning with Texas and California in 2001, have passed laws permitting undocumented students to pay the in-state tuition rate - rather than the more expensive out-of-state tuition rate… Expand
Long‐Run Labor Market Effects of Japanese American Internment during World War II on Working‐Age Male Internees
- Aimee Chin
- History
- Journal of Labor Economics
- 1 July 2005
In 1942, all Japanese were evacuated from the West Coast and incarcerated in internment camps. To investigate the long‐run economic consequences of this historic episode, I exploit the fact that… Expand