Stark, Oded; Jakubek, Marcin - In: International Review of Economics & Finance 28 (2013) C, pp. 62-70
We draw a distinction between the social integration and economic assimilation of migrants, and study an interaction … between the two. We define social integration as blending into the host country’s society, and economic assimilation as … in turn prompts him to form more destination-specific human capital in order to increase his earnings and narrow the …