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 …

effect of concentrations on the immigrant?s language skills, as well as the effects on immigrant earnings of destination …This paper is concerned with the determinants and consequences of immigrant/linguistic concentrations (enclaves). The … language skills and the linguistic concentration. These hypotheses are tested using PUMS data from the 1990 U.S. Census on …

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 … immigrants to work in more lucrative occupations. In addition, a better grasp of the English language leads immigrants to choose …

The most commonly used model of labor market incorporation among immigrants in the United States analyzes their … earnings largely as a function of human capital variables such as education, language competence, age, length of residence and … may lose much of its explanatory power in other societies, where immigrants encounter different labor market conditions …

language proficiency and labor market earnings of male and female immigrants to the United States. Design … missionary activity of both Protestants and Catholics on an immigrant’s English language proficiency using a linear probability … squares model. Among other relevant variables, the analysis controls for the colonial heritage of the immigrant’s country of …

The most commonly used model of labor market incorporation among immigrants in the United States analyzes their … earnings largely as a function of human capital variables such as education, language competence, age, length of residence and … may lose much of its explanatory power in other societies, where immigrants encounter different labor market conditions …

Are there long-term labor consequences in migrating to the US during a recession? For most immigrants, credibly … estimating this effect is difficult because of selective migration. Some immigrants may not move if economic conditions are not … favorable. However, identification is possible for refugees as their arrival dates are exogenously determined through the US …

This paper analyzes how the implicit difference in time horizons between refugees and economic immigrants affects … Census to study labor market outcomes of immigrants who arrived in the U.S. from 1975 to 1980. I find that in 1980 refugee … immigrants in this cohort earned 6 percent less and worked 14 percent fewer hours than economic immigrants. Both had about the …