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. …

Empirical studies on information communication technologies (ICT) typically aggregate the informationʺ and …" lower level agents. Conversely, technologies reducing communication costs substitute agent's knowledge for directions from … workers) are associated with more autonomy and a wider span of control. By contrast, communication technologies (like data …

-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 …