. Learning a new language is an investment in human capital. Migrants must learn the language of their destination country, but … have shown that fluency in a dominant language is important to economic success and increases economic efficiency. However …, maintaining linguistic diversity also has value since language is also an expression of people's culture. …

. Learning a new language is an investment in human capital. Migrants must learn the language of their destination country, but … have shown that fluency in a dominant language is important to economic success and increases economic efficiency. However …, maintaining linguistic diversity also has value since language is also an expression of people's culture. …

The aim of the study is to assess the role of English-language capabilities in leveraging career of a scholar whose … first language is other than English and who faces challenges connected with contemporary expectations towards European … scholars concerning publishing in top-tier English-language journals. The chapter discusses how scholars from Poland, as an …

the language proficiency of immigrants by exploiting the fact that the initial placement of guest-workers after WWII was … several data sets, we find a small but robust and significant negative effect of ethnic concentration on immigrants' language … German-speakers would increase only modestly even under the counterfactual scenario of a regionally equal distribution of …

the language proficiency of immigrants by exploiting the fact that the initial placement of guest-workers after WWII was … several data sets, we find a small but robust and significant negative effect of ethnic concentration on immigrants' language … German-speakers would increase only modestly even under the counterfactual scenario of a regionally equal distribution of …