Question: The following table shows the differences in log earnings between immigrant and comparable Canadian-born male workers (i.e., In(earnings of male immigrants) - In(earnings of comparable

The following table shows the differences in log earnings between immigrant and comparable Canadian-born male workers (i.e., In(earnings of male immigrants) - In(earnings of comparable Canadian-born males)) by year of immigration (ie., IM9094 indicates male immigrants who first immigrated to Canada between the years of 1990 and 1994). Which of the following statements commor be deduced from the information presented in the table? (Choose one answer) TABLE 3 ADJUSTED LOG EARNINGS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IMMIGRANT AND CANADIAN-BORN WORKERS 1980 1985 1950 1995 2000 Men IMprebio -0.015 -OLO08 -0.002 0.016 IM6064 -0.064 -0.052 0.024 -0.028 0.011 IM6569 0.064 0.066 0.034 -0.015 0.025 IM7074 -0,113 0.099 0.089 -0.056 0.000 IM7579 -0.165 -0. 139 -0.103 -0,092 -0.028 IM 8084 -0.295 -0.193 -0.159 =0.141 IM8589 -0.392 -0.271 -0.216 IM9094 -0.446 -0.310 IM9599 -0.399 a) The size of the entry effect is larger for the 1980-1984 cohort compared to the 1995-1999 cohort. b) For the 1975-1979 cohort, by the 21* to 25 year since immigration, immigrants earn roughly the same amount as what comparable Canadian-born workers earn. c) On average, for a male worker who immigrated to Canada in 1993, his earnings in 1995 is only $5.4% of what a comparable Canadian-born worker earned. d) The size of the entry effect for the 1985-1989 cohort can be expressed as 33.2% of the earnings of a comparable Canadian-bom worker. e) None of the above
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