The Effects of Official English Laws on Limited‐English‐Proficient Workers
利用1980和1990年人口普查数据，研究美国各州通过官方英语法后，英语能力有限的工人收入是否相对下降，发现男性工人年收入显著减少。
Workers with limited English skills may suffer adverse effects when states declare English the official language. If employers believe official English laws allow or require them to adopt workplace English-only rules that lower the demand for limited-English-proficient workers, such laws may harm individuals who do not speak English well. Using data from the 1980 and 1990 censuses, I estimate whether the earnings of limited-English-proficient workers who live in states that adopted official English laws declined relative to other workers. The results suggest a substantial decline in the annual earnings of men with limited English proficiency. Copyright 2000 by University of Chicago Press.