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Social Contacts and the Economic Performance of Immigrants: A Panel Study of Immigrants in Germany
Kanas, Agnieszka; Chiswick, Barry R.; van der Lippe, Tanja - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
status and income. In addition to general social contacts, we also analyzed the effects of bonding (i.e., co-ethnic) and … occupational status and, in particular, annual income of immigrants. We also find that bridging ties with Germans lead to higher … occupational status, but not to increased income. These effects remain visible even when social contacts are measured (at least …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147496
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Social contacts and the economic performance of immigrants: A panel study of immigrants in Germany
Kanas, Agnieszka; Chiswick, Barry R.; van der Lippe, Tanja - 2011
status and income. In addition to general social contacts, we also analyzed the effects of bonding (i.e., co-ethnic) and … occupational status and, in particular, annual income of immigrants. We also find that bridging ties with Germans lead to higher … occupational status, but not to increased income. These effects remain visible even when social contacts are measured (at least …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278463
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The Economics of Language : An Introduction and Overview
Chiswick, Barry R. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
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 benefits associated with this characteristic embodied in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859575
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Immigrant generation and income in Australia
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 1985
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000691495
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The skills and economic status of American Jewry : trends over the last half-century
Chiswick, Barry R. - In: Journal of labor economics 11 (1993) 1, pp. 229-242
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The impact of missionary type on the English language proficiency and earnings of immigrants
Larsen, Nicholas; Chiswick, Barry R. - 2015
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/10011387173
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Immigrant adjustment in Israel : literacy and fluency in Hebrew and earnings
Chiswick, Barry R.; Repetto, Gastón - 2000
This paper is an analysis of the determinates of Hebrew language speaking and writing skills and the determinates of earnings among adult male Jewish immigrants in Israel, using the 1972 Census of Israel. Among other findings, Hebrew speaking skills and Hebrew literacy are shown to increase with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011336866
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Immigrant adjustment in Israel : the determinants of literacy and fluency in Hebrew and the effects on earnings
Chiswick, Barry R.; Repetto, Gastón - In: International migration : trends, policies, and …, (pp. 204-228). 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001609821
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The complementarity of language and other human capital : immigrant earnings in Canada
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001675854
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Immigrant adjustment in Israel : literacy and fluency in Hebrew and earnings
Chiswick, Barry R.; Repetto, Gastón - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001520466