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This paper uses the 1983 Census of Israel to analyze Hebrew speaking skills and the effects of Hebrew fluency on the earnings of adult male immigrants. Hebrew fluency increases with a longer duration in Israel, the presence of children in the household, marrying after immigration, living in an area in which a smaller proportion speak one‘s mother tongue, a younger age at migration, a higher level of schooling and varies by country of birth. Earnings increase monotonically with the use of Hebrew. Speaking English as a second language is associated with higher earnings, even when country of origin is held constant.
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Received: 9 June 1997/Accepted: 6 November 1997
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Chiswick, B. Hebrew language usage: Determinants and effects on earnings among immigrants in Israel. J Popul Econ 11, 253–271 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001480050068
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001480050068