migrants arrive. Thus, it is increasingly important to consider what role differences in culture and language play in migration …As migration flows to developed countries have increased in recent decades, so have the number of countries from which … decisions. Recent work shows that culture and language may explain migration patterns to developed countries even better than …

We draw a distinction between the social integration and economic assimilation of migrants, and study an interaction … between the two. We define social integration as blending into the host country’s society, and economic assimilation as … optimal to acquire a relatively limited quantity of human capital; with fellow migrants constituting his only comparison group …