Start Date
4-2020 12:00 AM
Description
Curious about the effects of knowing a second language on income, I used data from the 2017 American Community Survey to analyze the economic advantages associated with bilingualism for adults 18-64 in Texas who reported an income and positive weeks worked in the year prior to the survey. Bilingualism is defined as speaking a language at home other than or in addition to English.
Do Bilinguals Earn More in Texas?
Curious about the effects of knowing a second language on income, I used data from the 2017 American Community Survey to analyze the economic advantages associated with bilingualism for adults 18-64 in Texas who reported an income and positive weeks worked in the year prior to the survey. Bilingualism is defined as speaking a language at home other than or in addition to English.
Comments
Nelson Rusche College of Business
Top Scholar
Karina Weathers
Do Bilinguals Earn More in Texas?
Faculty Sponsor: Rebecca Davis (Department of Economics and Finance)