Hebrew. Speaking English as a second language is associated with higher earnings, even when country of origin is held …This paper uses the 1983 Census of Israel to analyze Hebrew speaking skills and the effects of Hebrew fluency on the … earnings of adult male immigrants. Hebrew fluency increases with a longer duration in Israel, the presence of children in the …

This paper is an analysis of the determinates of Hebrew language speaking and writing skills and the determinates of … primary or only language and who can write a letter in Hebrew earn about 20 percent more than those who do neither … earnings among adult male Jewish immigrants in Israel, using the 1972 Census of Israel. Among other findings, Hebrew speaking …

This paper is an analysis of the determinates of Hebrew language speaking and writing skills and the determinates of … primary or only language and who can write a letter in Hebrew earn about 20 percent more than those who do neither … earnings among adult male Jewish immigrants in Israel, using the 1972 Census of Israel. Among other findings, Hebrew speaking …

This paper is an analysis of the determinates of Hebrew language speaking and writing skills and the determinates of … primary or only language and who can write a letter in Hebrew earn about 20 percent more than those who do neither … earnings among adult male Jewish immigrants in Israel, using the 1972 Census of Israel. Among other findings, Hebrew speaking …

granted amnesty under 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, to analyze English language proficiency and earnings. We use a … model of English language proficiency that is based on economic incentives, exposure and efficiency variables that measure … the costs and benefits of acquiring English language skills. Consistent with the model, in this sample of former illegal …

This paper provides a review of the research on the ‘economics of language' as applied to international migration. Its … primary focuses are on:(1) the effect of the language skills of an individual on the choice of destination among international … (and internal) migrants, both in terms of the ease of obtaining proficiency in the destination language and access to …