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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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Fertility assimilation of immigrants: Evidence from count data models
Riphahn, Regina T.; Mayer, Jochen - In: Journal of Population Economics 13 (2000) 2, pp. 241-261
whether assimilation or disruption effects dominate immigrants' fertility after migration. We find evidence in favor of the …
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Mobility where mobility is illegal: Internal migration and city growth in the Soviet Union
Gang, Ira N.; Stuart, Robert C. - In: Journal of Population Economics 12 (1999) 1, pp. 117-134
This paper examines an important anomaly in the internal migration history of the former Soviet Union (FSU). While many … cities were closed in the sense of explicitly limiting growth of city population from migration, it was difficult to assess …
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On human capital formation with exit options
Katz, Eliakim; Rapoport, Hillel - In: Journal of Population Economics 18 (2005) 2, pp. 267-274
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