English Listening, Speaking, and Earnings among Workers in Urban China

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Weiguo; Lien, Donald
Titel	English Listening, Speaking, and Earnings among Workers in Urban China
Quelle	In: Education Economics, 28 (2020) 2, S.211-223 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zhang, Weiguo) ORCID (Lien, Donald)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-5292
DOI	10.1080/09645292.2020.1722984
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Urban Areas; Foreign Countries; Income; Listening Skills; Speech Skills; Correlation; Labor Market; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Work Experience; Language Proficiency; Occupations; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Urban area; Stadtregion; Ausland; Einkommen; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit; Korrelation; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Beruf; Berufsumfeld
Abstract	This paper explores the relationship between English language skills and earnings among workers in urban China using micro-data from the 2015 China General Social Survey. Using OLS and 2SLS regressions, we find that there are positive economic returns to English language skills (both listening and speaking) among workers in urban China. We also find that there is considerable heterogeneity in the returns to English skills. There is a relationship of complementarity between language and other human capital such as working experience. But only limited evidence with respect to the complementarity between language and education has been found in our setting. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01