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language shapes bilateral bargaining. Our dataset extends existing work in two ways: 1) we recruit participants via behavioral …. But when subjects can talk, fewer offers are exchanged, negotiations finish faster, the likelihood of reaching agreement …
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We use Woodcock Johnson III child assessment data in the New Immigrant Survey to examine language assimilation and test … score bias among children of Hispanic immigrants. Our identification strategy exploits the test language randomization … (Spanish or English) to quantitatively measure the degree and speed of language assimilation, in addition to the potential …
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This study examines the extent and causes of inequalities in information technology (IT) ownership and use between natives and immigrants in the U.S., focusing on the role of English ability. The results indicate that, during the period 1997-2003, immigrants were significantly less likely to...
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This study examines the extent and causes of inequalities in information technology (IT) ownership and use between natives and immigrants in the U.S., focusing on the role of English ability. The results indicate that, during the period 1997-2003, immigrants were significantly less likely to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316751
We use Woodcock Johnson III child assessment data in the New Immigrant Survey to examine language assimilation and test … score bias among children of Hispanic immigrants. Our identification strategy exploits the test language randomization … (Spanish or English) to quantitatively measure the degree and speed of language assimilation, in addition to the potential …
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This article summarizes three different strands of the literature that address the labor market effects of language … ongoing globalization leads to an increased demand for foreign language proficiency to reduce search and information costs and … overcome cultural barriers in the trade of services and goods and tourism. Against the background of scarce skill supply …
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