unique survey data of migrants participating in an intensive language course in Germany, we find that the age and skill …We investigate the effect of peer group composition on language improvement in language classes for adults. Using … of regions of origin on average obtain improvements in language skills with a higher probability. …

Speaking the language of the host country eases migrants' integration and tends to boost their economic success in the … migrate. In addition, conditional on being a migrant, the relation between language skills and migrants' integration and … country of destination. However, the decision to acquire language skills may in itself be determined by the intention to …

educated individuals. Introducing a foreign language into compulsory school curricula on the other hand, almost doubles the … number of emigrants to the country where the language is spoken and increases the total number of emigrants by 20%. Depending …

earnings, focusing on national and foreign first- and second-generation immigrants in Catalonia. Specifically, drawing on data … around 18% higher for individuals who are able to speak and write Catalan. We also find that language and education are … complementary inputs for generating earnings in Catalonia, given that knowledge of Catalan increases monthly earnings only for more …

I examine the effect of English language proficiency on the occupational choices of childhood immigrants into the …'s superior language acquisition abilities to estimate the causal effect of English language skills on immigrants' choice of … English language acquisition difficulty among native speakers of other languages. I find that higher proficiency allows …

This paper analyzes the effect on earnings of the matching of English language skills to occupational requirements. It … that earnings are related to correct matching of an individual's language skills and that of his occupation. Moreover, the … role to play in matching immigrants to jobs that use their language skills most effectively …

This study demonstrates a series of links between minority language skills, their economic return and their … indigenous groups, retaining the minority language along with Spanish increases employment opportunities. Furthermore, we show …