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Growing up in ethnic enclaves : language proficiency and educational attainment of immigrant children
Danzer, Alexander M.; Feuerbaum, Carsten; Piopiunik, Marc; … - 2018
-country language skills and educational attainment? We exploit the exogenous placement of guest workers from five ethnicities across … exposure to a higher own-ethnic concentration impairs immigrant children's host-country language proficiency and increases … school dropout. A key mediating factor for this effect is parents' lower speaking proficiency in the host-country language …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011904270
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Language proficiency and homeownership : evidence from U.S. immigrants
Luik, Marc-André; Steinhardt, Max Friedrich; Voss, Simon - 2023
In this paper we deliver first causal evidence on the relationship between immigrant host country language proficiency … and homeownership. Using an instrumental variable strategy, we find a substantial positive impact of language skills on … capital and, in particular, language proficiency for socio-economic assimilation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014235116
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Cultural homophily and collaboration in superstar teams
Békés, Gábor; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P. - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013411366
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Language integration of labour migrants in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden from a historical perspective
Höhne, Jutta - 2013
The paper investigates the language integration of adult labour migrants in six major West-European immigration … countries under study ignored immigrants' possible language problems until the early or even late 1980s. Compared to the intense … and sophisticated contemporary integration courses, the didactic quality of language courses taught between the 1960s-1990 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009747747
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The wage penalty of regional accents
Grogger, Jeff; Steinmayr, Andreas; Winter, Joachim - 2019
Previous work has documented that speaking one's native language with an accent distinct from the mainstream is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012108506
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The economic situation of first- and second-generation immigrants in France, Germany and the United Kingdom
Alganand, Yann; Dustmann, Christian; Glitz, Albrecht; … - 2009
A central concern about immigration is the integration into the labour market, not only of the first generation, but also of subsequent generations. Little comparative work exists for Europe's largest economies. France, Germany and the United Kingdom have all become, perhaps unwittingly,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003894405
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Change and continuity among minority communities in Britain
Georgiadis, Andreas (contributor); Manning, Alan (contributor) - 2009
There is widespread concern currently that some ethnic minority communities within Britain, especially Muslim, are not following the stereotypical immigrant path of economic and cultural assimilation into British society. Indeed, many seem to have the impression that differences between Muslims...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003867909
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Disparities in income elasticities by ethnic origin
Clements, Kenneth W.; Johnson, Lester W. - 1982
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003515102
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Identity multiplicity among the Muslim second generation in European cities : where are religious and ethnic identities compatible or conflicting with civic identities?
Fleischmann, Fenella; Phalet, Karen - 2010
Drawing on recent cross-nationally comparative survey data of the Turkish and Moroccan second generation in five European cities, this study examines the patterns of identification with ethnic, religious, national and city identities. We take a comparative perspective and analyse data from five...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009526298