Foreign language skills and labour market earnings in Rwanda

This paper investigates the extent to which proficiency in English and French as a form of human capital individually determine earnings Rwanda’s labour market whether it still pays be bilingual. Using data from nationally representative Labour Force Survey conducted 2018, our findings show that after controlling for other demographic factors, both languages is positively rewarded. However, economic returns language are higher than those this gap widens median upper tail distribution. Further, last two deciles distribution, surpass bilingual proficiency. A key finding study highly rewarded while being but not 20% The observed high likely outcomes reforms have been implemented country and, most importantly, reflect history post-genocide Rwanda. has become business, government education, trend continue.