We draw a distinction between the social integration and economic assimilation of migrants, and study an interaction … optimal to acquire a relatively limited quantity of human capital; with fellow migrants constituting his only comparison group …

Quite often, migrants appear to exert little effort to absorb the mainstream culture and to learn the language of their … migrants’ comparing themselves more with the richer natives and less with fellow migrants, then the effort extended to … assimilate will be muted. -- Migrants’ behavior ; The effort to assimilate ; Income gains ; Social proximity ; Interpersonal …

We study the assimilation behavior of a group of migrants who live in a city populated by native inhabitants. We … conceptualize the group as a community, and the city as a social space. Assimilation increases the productivity of migrants and …, consequently, their earnings. However, assimilation also brings the migrants closer in social space to the richer native …

We study the assimilation behavior of a group of migrants who live in a city populated by native inhabitants. We … conceptualize the group as a community, and the city as a social space. Assimilation increases the productivity of migrants and …, consequently, their earnings. However, assimilation also brings the migrants closer in social space to the richer native …

-constrained individuals who seek to finance and expedite their migration. The cooperation agreement creates a network: "established" migrants … to study cooperation between more than two migrants, it emerges that there is a finite optimal size of the migration … network. Consequently, would-be migrants in the sending country will form a multitude of networks, rather than a single grand …

-constrained individuals who seek to finance and expedite their migration. The cooperation agreement creates a network: "established" migrants … to study cooperation between more than two migrants, it emerges that there is a finite optimal size of the migration … network. Consequently, would-be migrants in the sending country will form a multitude of networks, rather than a single grand …

of a number of undocumented migrants influences the decisions regarding labor supply, consumption, and savings of the … remaining undocumented migrants. We assume that the intensity of deportation serves as an indicator to the remaining … undocumented migrants when they assess the probability of being deported. We find that a higher rate of deportation induces …

of a number of undocumented migrants influences the decisions regarding labor supply, consumption, and savings of the … remaining undocumented migrants. We assume that the intensity of deportation serves as an indicator to the remaining … undocumented migrants when they assess the probability of being deported. We find that a higher rate of deportation induces …

of a number of undocumented migrants influences the decisions regarding labor supply, consumption, and savings of the … remaining undocumented migrants. We assume that the intensity of deportation serves as an indicator to the remaining … undocumented migrants when they assess the probability of being deported. We find that a higher rate of deportation induces …