In this paper, we evaluate the effect of the literacy hour in English primary schools on pupil attainment. The National Literacy Project (NLP) was undertaken in about 400 English primary schools in 1997 and 1998. We compare the reading and overall English attainment of children in NLP schools as...

This paper extends the analysis of the acquisition of destination language proficiency among immigrants by explicitly incorporating dynamics among family members – mother, father and children. Single equation, bivariate, and four-state (multivariate) probit analyses are employed. Immigrant...

This paper develops a scalar or quantitative measure of the ?distance? between English and a myriad of other (non-native American) languages. This measure is based on the difficulty Americans have learning other languages. The linguistic distance measure is then used in an analysis of the...

This study provides an account of the dynamics of the dominant language adjustment process among immigrants in Australia using the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia, which comprises two cohorts of immigrants that arrived in Australia around five years apart. There are two special...

Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks) negatively affect the language proficiency of migrants. These studies, however, ignore the choice of location as a function of language skills. Using data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that...

Der Band befasst sich mit der Diffusion wirtschaftstheoretischer und -politischer Ideen und Lehren zwischen Deutschland und Japan im Gefolge der Meiji-Restauration. Nach der Öffnung Japans gegenüber dem Rest der Welt importierte das Land in merklichem Umfang ökonomische Ideen, gerade auch aus...

Die Internationalisierung der Aktivitäten von Verlagshäusern bildet einen strategischen Schwerpunkt unternehmerischer Tätigkeit. Der Beitrag analysiert, ob und wie strategische Aspekte der internationalen Marktbearbeitung im Zeitschriftenmarkt identifiziert und anschließend in die...

The scientific literature provides evidence for an impact of company taxes on investments. Practitioners, however, have a skeptical view on the meaning of this effect. This paper builds the bridge between research and the interested practice by providing detailed descriptives and clearly showing...

In den letzten Jahren lässt sich im Zuge der Erweiterung der Europäischen Union in verstärktem Maße eine Zunahme deutscher Investitionen in Polen feststellen. Diese werfen die Frage nach dem Einsatz steuerlich günstiger Investitionsvehikel und Finanzierungsarten auf. Dabei gewinnt neben den...