This paper examines whether language classes raises refugees' language proficiency and improves their socio … in Denmark, as well as the quasi-random assignment of the refugees to locations with varying proximity to a language … training center. First, we show that refugees' distance from the assigned language training center is as good as random …

This paper examines whether language classes raises refugees' language proficiency and improves their socio … in Denmark, as well as the quasi-random assignment of the refugees to locations with varying proximity to a language … training center. First, we show that refugees' distance from the assigned language training center is as good as random …

concerns about the attachment of immigrants to the labour force, and discussions about the necessary policy responses …. Integrated labour and migration policies are needed. The employment chances of the low-skilled are limited. Whereas Europe could …

linguistic enclaves,(2) the determinants of destination language proficiency among international migrants, based on a model (the … (and internal) migrants, both in terms of the ease of obtaining proficiency in the destination language and access to … destination language skills, and Economic incentives for acquiring this proficiency,(3) the consequences for immigrants of …

We study the causal effects of previous experience and language skills when newly arrived refugees in Sweden apply for … job openings by means of a field experiment. Applications were sent from randomly assigned fictitious Syrian refugees with … experience in jobs with low skill requirements and completed language training in Swedish to employers advertising low …

linguistic enclaves, (2) the determinants of destination language proficiency among international migrants, based on a model (the … international (and internal) migrants, both in terms of the ease of obtaining proficiency in the destination language and access to … destination language skills, and Economic incentives for acquiring this proficiency, (3) the consequences for immigrants of …

destination among international migrants, the determinants among immigrants of destination language proficiency, and the labor …This chapter reports on the “economics of language” for immigrants—that is, the influence of language on the choice of … market consequences of that proficiency, as expressed in their earnings. Immigrants tend to take language differences across …

impacts following from new immigrants are not found to be warranted. However, it is also clear that government policies and … practices regarding the selection and integration of new migrants affect labour market, fiscal and social/cultural outcomes …

unemployed. Using data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees, this study investigates the contributing factors for refugee … German population, slow progress in language acquisition, and traditional roles in the division of paid and unpaid work …

We analyze an immigration reform in Denmark that tightened refugee immigrants' eligibility criteria for permanent … residency to incentivize their labor market attachment and acquisition of local language skills. Contrary to what the reform … intended, the overall employment of those affected decreased while their average language proficiency remained largely …