largely orthogonal. Therefore earlier work on the importance of knowledge of the host-country language (Hebrew) does not …We use a unique sample of Russian immigrants and natives in Israel to examine the return to English knowledge. In cross …. Language acquisition is an important element in immigrant/native earnings convergence, but most of this convergence is …

a return to tenure about three percentage points higher than that of natives; improved Hebrew language skills account …We examine the effect of language acquisition on the growth of immigrants' earnings. We gathered data on recent Soviet … immigrants to Israel that include retrospective questions on earnings and language ability on entry into their current job …

relative declines during each event window; a symmetric effect is observed for Chinese companies with high Japanese exposure …. The effect on Japanese companies is more pronounced for those operating in industries dominated by Chinese state … reaction to adverse shocks to Sino-Japanese relations in 2005 and 2010. Japanese companies with high China exposure suffer …

, partly in response to policies. Our results suggest that more segregated countries in terms of ethnicity and language, i …

by establishing trade policies that promoted trade within empires. In particular, the use of a common language, the …

translation-related search costs. Our results provide causal evidence that language barriers significantly hinder trade and that …

students' scores on a language skills test administered after 16 months. The estimates are sufficiently precise to rule out …

any, differentiate teachers with high impact on student achievement in middle school English Language Arts from those with …