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We estimate the effect of language training on subsequent employment and wages of immigrants under essential … heterogeneity. The identifying variation is based on regional differences in language training availability that we use to … into language training than immigrants with lower gains. We document up to 15% higher employment rates and 13% wage gains …
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We estimate the effect of language training on subsequent employment and wages of immigrants under essential … heterogeneity. The identifying variation is based on regional differences in language training availability that we use to … into language training than immigrants with lower gains. We document up to 15 percent higher employment rates and 13 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012065124
immigrants using the timing-of-events duration model. We take account of language course participation and progression in … destination country language skills. We use rich administrative data from Denmark. We find substantial lock-in effects of … positive for wage subsidy programmes, but not for other types of programmes. For language course participants, improvement in …
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We study the effects of performance bonuses in immigrant language training for adults. A Swedish policy pilot conducted … arrived migrants. The results suggest substantial effects on average student achievement. But these were fully driven by … similar for men and women, and present for migrants from different parts of the world. The bonus had a less clear impact on …
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We examine the impact of language training on the economic integration of immigrants in France. The assignment to this … test score of an initial language exam is below a certain threshold. This eligibility rule creates a discontinuity in the … relation between the test result and the variables of interest, which is used to estimate the causal effect of language …
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We examine the impact of language training on the economic integration of immigrants in France. The assignment to this … test score of an initial language exam is below a certain threshold. This eligibility rule creates a discontinuity in the … increases labor force participation of the treated individuals. The language classes appear to have a larger effect for labor …
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We examine the impact of language training on the economic integration of immigrants in France. The assignment to this … test score of an initial language exam is below a certain threshold. This eligibility rule creates a discontinuity in the … increases labor force participation of the treated individuals. The language classes appear to have a larger effect for labor …
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