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Employment effects of language training for unemployed immigrants

Lang, Julia - In: Journal of Population Economics 35 (2021) 2, pp. 719-754

Proficiency in the host country’s language is an important factor for the successful labor market integration of immigrants. In this study, I analyze the effects of a language training program for professional purposes on the employment opportunities of participants in Germany. I apply an...

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Xenophobic attacks, migration intentions, and networks: evidence from the South of Africa

Friebel, Guido; Gallego, Juan; Mendola, Mariapia - In: Journal of Population Economics 26 (2013) 2, pp. 555-591

Africa that killed dozens and displaced thousands of immigrants from neighboring countries, we estimate migration intentions … networks in the sending community in shaping changes in the expressed intentions to migrate. We find that the migration … families have no access to social networks. The results illustrate that networks at origin insure risks related to migration …

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The Effect of Birthright Citizenship on Parental Integration Outcomes

Avitabile, Ciro; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Masella, Paolo - Centro Studi di Economia e Finanza (CSEF) - 2010

This paper provides empirical evidence on whether child legal status at birth affects the level of cultural integration of immigrant parents with native community. We consider the 1999 reform of the German nationality law, which introduced birthright citizenship for children born in Germany to...

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