destination language skills, and Economic incentives for acquiring this proficiency, (3) the consequences for immigrants of …

effects of over-education and overskilling among immigrants graduating from EU 15 based universities in 2005. Female … immigrants with shorter durations of domicile were found to have a higher likelihood of overskilling. Newly arrived immigrants … and overeducation in the female labour market. Established immigrants were found to enjoy a wage premia, particularly …

-education, but also one of the few to study the moderating roles of gender and education for detailed categories of immigrants. With … particularly critical among higher-educated immigrants. Gender-based differences in immigrants' penalties, in contrast, are found … immigrants born in developing countries to be over-educated and that citizenship acquisition is also associated with …

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

compositions. Today, the descendants of these immigrants live and work in their parents' destination countries. This paper presents … and discusses comparative evidence on the performance of first- and second-generation immigrants in these countries in … terms of education, earnings, and employment. -- Immigration ; second-generation immigrants ; integration …

compositions. Today, the descendants of these immigrants live and work in their parents destination countries. This paper presents … and discusses comparative evidence on the performance of first- and second-generation immigrants in these countries in …