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Using the Children of the Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS), we examine the association between education at the … youth. Education at the intensive margin is measured by two widely used standardized math and reading test scores, national …
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only disproportionately high shares of immigrants but also the lowest ability native students. We adopt a value added model … linguistic distance between immigrants and natives, with no apparent role played by ethnic diversity. …
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unique survey data of migrants participating in an intensive language course in Germany, we find that the age and skill …
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This study is the first empirical analysis to identify the causal effect of a separate preparatory language learning class on the academic success of newly immigrated primary school-aged children in comparison to their direct integration into regular classrooms. Employing unique administrative...
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This paper studies the occupational selection among generations of immigrants in the United States and links their … time that immigrants spend in the US and over generations. Information friction may be an explanation. …
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returns to schooling and over-education rates by country-of-origin. The key finding is that accounting for schooling quality … virtually eliminates native-immigrant gaps in returns to schooling and the incidence of over-education. The quality of human … capital is important for understanding the economic integration of immigrants. …
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This doctoral thesis analyses the impact of education and other determinants on labour market outcomes using … terms of credibility, relevance, and expectedness by gender and education level. Females are particularly rewarded for IT … and language skills and males for maturity. Chapter 3 analyses the impact of beliefs about refugees' education levels on …
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We analyze an immigration reform in Denmark that tightened refugee immigrants' eligibility criteria for permanent …
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We analyze an immigration reform in Denmark that tightened refugee immigrants' eligibility criteria for permanent …
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