This chapter reports on the “economics of language” for immigrants—that is, the influence of language on the choice of … destination among international migrants, the determinants among immigrants of destination language proficiency, and the labor … market consequences of that proficiency, as expressed in their earnings. Immigrants tend to take language differences across …

abolished the dependence of unemployment insurance benefits on the elapsed unemployment duration and simultaneously introduced … unemployment duration is positive and significant. Neglecting selectivity leads to an underestimation of the effects in absolute …