the primary focus is on international migration, reference is made to internal migration and return migration. The … favorable selectivity is more intense the greater the out-of-pocket (direct) costs of migration and return migration, the … greater the effect of the higher level of ability on lowering the costs of migration, and the smaller the relative skill …

We analyze the effects of governmental redistribution of income on migration patterns,using an Italian administrative … level covariates, migration costs, and when testing for stochastic dominance of the skill distributions of migrants and … stayers. Policy simulations are run in order to gauge the magnitude of these migration effects. Based on estimated …

Language proficiency may not only affect the earnings of the individual, but the probability to participate in the … this paper, the effects of language proficiency on earnings are analyzed for foreigners in Germany with joint consideration … find an impact of language ability on earnings thereby implying an indirect effect …

' demographic prospects. We investigate the determinants of migration balances of German cities focusing on mobility of workers and … the significance of jobs and amenities. With investigating cities' migration balances we choose a rather direct measure of … persistent disparities in labour market performance and amenities across cities and the high internal migration - in particular …

This paper brings new evidence to the existing literature on earnings differentials and returns to human capital for …

This paper provides a review of the research on the ‘economics of language' as applied to international migration. Its … acquiring destination language proficiency, with an emphasis on labor market outcomes, and in particular earnings. Factors that … are considered include age, education, gender, family structure, costs of migration, linguistic distance, duration in the …

This paper analyzes the Hebrew language proficiency, probability of employment, and labor market earnings of immigrants …, on its part, increases the likelihood of being employed, and it has positive earnings outcomes. We discuss implications …