Differences in educational attainment by country of origin: evidence from Australia

This study investigates native-migrant differences in engagement in post-school education. Using a longitudinal survey of youth in Australia, we find that immigrants originating from non-English speaking countries are significantly more likely to continue with further study between the ages of 18 and 23. On the other hand, there are no significant differences between immigrants from English-speaking countries and native youth. We find several important factors influencing study decisions, including parents and family background, academic ability, aspirations and age at migration; however, acco... Show more

Authors: Parasnis, Jaai; Swan, Jemma

Published: Melbourne, Victoria, Department of Economics, Monash University, 2017

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: 31 p.

Access item: https://www.monash.edu/business/economics/research/publications/publications2/0517differencesparasnisswan.pdf https://ideas.repec.org/p/mos/moswps/2017-05.html

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