I examine the effect of English language proficiency on the occupational choices of childhood immigrants into the …'s superior language acquisition abilities to estimate the causal effect of English language skills on immigrants' choice of … English language acquisition difficulty among native speakers of other languages. I find that higher proficiency allows …

immigration, the presence of immigrant children in schools, and the effect of immigration on the age, sex, language, and … about the extent to which the character of immigration varies as well. There is much broader geographic variation in the …

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 …

effect estimates show that the restrictive immigration policy has had an adverse impact on the quality of prospective … restrictive immigration policy disproportionately discourages high-ability international students from attending US schools. Our …. -- Skilled immigration ; H-1B visa ; college education ; SAT scores …

the 19th and 20th centuries. -- immigration ; education …

This paper studies the impact of U.S. immigration barriers on global knowledge production. We present four key findings … developing countries. Fourth, certain ‘push’ incentives that reduce immigration barriers—by addressing financing constraints for …