This paper analyzes the Hebrew language proficiency, probability of employment, and labor market earnings of immigrants …, primary reasons for immigration, the subsidized intensive Hebrew language training program (ulpan), Ethiopian Jews, and Jewish … capital variables. Results from multivariate analyses largely accord with the "standard theoretical model" of language …

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 …

temporary migrants already in the country as sources of permanent immigration. An overview of key results in the literature on …

countries and in Spain. It also examines the impact on wages of the legal status. The evidence shows that returns to host … studied in Spain. Whatever their home country, they obtain relatively high wage returns to education, including the part not … acquired in the host country. Having legal status in Spain is associated with a substantial wage premium of around 15%. Lastly …

Most EaP migrants in Spain come from Ukraine, followed by, to a much lesser extent, Moldavia, Armenia, and Georgia …. Relative to other migrants, they are those who most recently arrived to Spain. Despite being considerably more educated than … natives and other migrants, they are less likely to work than natives and other migrants upon arrival to Spain. Using data …

This paper assesses how new immigrants to Spain fare in the country's labor market, evaluating the conditions under … immigrants who arrived in Spain between 2000 and 2007 were able to find work and eventually move out of the low-skilled positions … shed low- and middle-skilled jobs in sectors dominated by immigrants. In the long term, Spain will likely need immigrants …

Immigrants' employment status has worsened during the Great Recession in Spain. How much of this worsening is due to … work as Spanish unemployment rates skyrocketed. In addition, although many immigrants who arrived in Spain between 2000 and …

We analyze the occupational mobility of immigrants between their origin countries and Spain and its determinants. We …, immigrants experience a strong occupational downgrading in Spain when compared to their origin countries. This fact is due to the …

countries and in Spain. It also examines the impact on wages of the legal status. The evidence shows that returns to host … studied in Spain. Whatever their home country, they obtain relatively high wage returns to education, including the part not … acquired in the host country. Having legal status in Spain is associated with a substantial wage premium of around 15%. Lastly …

Most EaP migrants in Spain come from Ukraine, followed by, to a much lesser extent, Moldavia, Armenia, and Georgia …. Relative to other migrants, they are those who most recently arrived to Spain. Despite being considerably more educated than … natives and other migrants, they are less likely to work than natives and other migrants upon arrival to Spain. Using data …