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Parents and Children Talk: The Family Dynamics of English Language Proficiency
Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2004
This paper extends the analysis of the acquisition of destination language proficiency among immigrants by explicitly … duration of residence, the higher the level of education, and for immigrants not from Asia. Large positive correlations in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532864
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Parents and Children Talk: The Family Dynamics of English Language Proficiency
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W.; Lee, Yew Liang - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2004
This paper extends the analysis of the acquisition of destination language proficiency among immigrants by explicitly … duration of residence, the higher the level of education, and for immigrants not from Asia. Large positive correlations in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967960
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Are there gender and county of origin differences in immigrant labor market outcomes across European destinations?
Adserà, Alícia; Chiswick, Barry R. - In: Journal of population economics 20 (2007) 3, pp. 495-526
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003498423
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Family matters : the role of the family in immigrants' destination language acquisition
Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - In: Journal of population economics 18 (2005) 4, pp. 631-647
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003233712
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Occupational language requirements and the value of English in the US labor market
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - In: Journal of population economics 23 (2010) 1, pp. 353-372
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003922936
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Age at Arrival, English Proficiency, and Social Assimilation Among U.S. Immigrants
Bleakley, Hoyt; Chin, Aimee - 2009
Are U.S. immigrants' English proficiency and social outcomes the result of their cultural preferences, or of more … fundamental constraints? Using 2000 Census microdata, we relate immigrants' marriage, fertility and residential location variables …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532716
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Age at Arrival, English Proficiency, and Social Assimilation Among U.S. Immigrants
Bleakley, Hoyt; Chin, Aimee - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2009
Are U.S. immigrants' English proficiency and social outcomes the result of their cultural preferences, or of more … fundamental constraints? Using 2000 Census microdata, we relate immigrants' marriage, fertility and residential location variables …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317938
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The Returns to English-Language Skills in India
Azam, Mehtabul; Chin, Aimee; Prakash, Nishith - 2010
India's colonial legacy and linguistic diversity give English an important role in its economy, and this role has expanded due to globalization in recent decades. It is widely believed that there are sizable economic returns to English-language skills in India, but the extent of these returns is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532821
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The Returns to English-Language Skills in India
Azam, Mehtabul; Chin, Aimee; Prakash, Nishith - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2010
India's colonial legacy and linguistic diversity give English an important role in its economy, and this role has expanded due to globalization in recent decades. It is widely believed that there are sizable economic returns to English-language skills in India, but the extent of these returns is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317994
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Stepping stones for the unemployed : the effect of temporary jobs on the duration until (regular) work
Graaf-Zijl, Marloes de; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Heyma, … - In: Journal of population economics 24 (2011) 1, pp. 107-139
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008842294