This paper provides a review of the research on the ‘economics of language' as applied to international migration. Its … primary focuses are on: (1) the effect of the language skills of an individual on the choice of destination among … international (and internal) migrants, both in terms of the ease of obtaining proficiency in the destination language and access to …

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 …

This paper is concerned with the determinants of English language proficiency among immigrants in a longitudinal survey … destination language proficiency among immigrants. Skills tested and economic immigrants have the greatest proficiency shortly … generated from the model of destination language proficiency are in part predictions of visa category and are more important …

This paper is concerned with the determinants of English language proficiency (speaking, reading and writing) among … immigrants. It presents a model of immigrant destination language acquisition based on economic incentives, exposure to the … destination language, and efficiency in second language acquisition. A unique data set, the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to …