between those who have strong English language skills and those who do not. This study deploys a correspondence experiment … conducted on a matrimonial website, to examine returns to English language skills for females in a marriage market in Delhi …. Indicating strong English language skills in a marriage profile increases the number of views and interests received by 20% and …

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 …

More than 4.4 million students enrolled in US public schools participate in English language learner programs because … of linguistic barriers to learning in regular classrooms. Whether native language instruction should be used in these … bilingual education programs (which use some native language instruction) and English-only programs are not significantly …

This paper aims to identify the causal effect of English language skills on education, health and fertility outcomes of … immigrants in England and Wales. We construct an instrument for language skills using age at arrival in the United Kingdom …, exploiting the fact that young children learn languages more easily than older children and adults. Using a unique individual …