This study provides an account of the dynamics of the dominant language adjustment process among immigrants in … language skills in immigrant selection. A difference between differences approach is used to isolate the impacts of these … category, educational attainment and age at migration impact on immigrant?s language skills. The increased English Proficiency …

. Education matters more for women in terms of explaining earnings, whereas language skills are relatively more important for men. …

This paper is an analysis of the determinates of Hebrew language speaking and writing skills and the determinates of … migration and if many others in the area in which the respondent lives speak the same origin language. Country of origin and … primary or only language and who can write a letter in Hebrew earn about 20 percent more than those who do neither …

This paper provides an introduction and overview of my research on the Economics of Language. The approach is that … language skills among immigrants and native-born linguistic minorities are a form of human capital. There are costs and … determinants of destination language proficiency among immigrants. This is based on Exposure, Efficiency and Economic Incentives …

) students in a particular elementary grade and language is twenty or higher. Using school panel data, we find a significant … significantly impact the standardized test scores of students with Spanish as their home language (comprised primarily of ever …-LEP students). However, there are significant positive spillover effects to their non-LEP peers. …

of Eastern origin, Israeli Arabs and females. The results are mixed, differing from group to group, thus justifying our …

We examine the relationship between socio-economic characteristics and voting patterns among Arabs in Israel. We … proportion of Israeli Arabs voting for Jewish-majority parties and a rise in their electoral support for Arab Parties. We also … find that the decrease in voter turnout among Arabs following the political effects of the Second Intifada may have been …

of Eastern origin, Israeli Arabs and females. The results are mixed, differing from group to group, thus justifying our …