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the primary focus is on international migration, reference is made to internal migration and return migration. The … favorable selectivity is more intense the greater the out-of-pocket (direct) costs of migration and return migration, the … greater the effect of the higher level of ability on lowering the costs of migration, and the smaller the relative skill …
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the primary focus is on international migration, reference is made to internal migration and return migration. The … favorable selectivity is more intense the greater the out-of-pocket (direct) costs of migration and return migration, the … greater the effect of the higher level of ability on lowering the costs of migration, and the smaller the relative skill …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325988
the primary focus is on international migration, reference is made to internal migration and return migration. The … favorable selectivity is more intense the greater the out-of-pocket (direct) costs of migration and return migration, the … greater the effect of the higher level of ability on lowering the costs of migration, and the smaller the relative skill …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005247704
This paper analyzes the impact of missionary activity on English language proficiency and labor market earnings of all immigrants to the United States by using the pooled files of the American Community Survey (2005-09). We consider the colonial heritage of the origin country to determine if it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401790
This paper provides a review of the research on the 'economics of language' as applied to international migration. Its … are considered include age, education, gender, family structure, costs of migration, linguistic distance, duration in the … destination, return migration, and ethnic enclaves, among others. Analyses are reported for the immigrant experiences in the US …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329183
This paper analyzes what the author views as the current top ten myths and fallacies regarding immigration and immigration policy in the United States.
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This paper analyzes the Hebrew language proficiency, probability of employment, and labor market earnings of immigrants in Israel. It uses the 2010/11 Immigrant Absorption Survey conducted by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. Unique features of the analysis include the study of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559642
This policy analysis discusses issues regarding the migration to Europe of large numbers of immigrants and refugees who …
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how potential exposure to missionary activity impacts both English language proficiency and labor market earnings of male and female immigrants to the United States. Design/Methodology/Approach: This study uses the pooled files of the American...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054560
between age at migration and a dichotomous variable for a non-Dutch-speaking origin is used as the identifying instrument. The …
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