In this paper we study the allocation of time devoted to informal learning and education, i.e. those activities carried … out during leisure time and outside formal education courses which boost individuals’ human and social capital. For … immigrants the private investment in these activities is likely to have relevant external effects as informal learning and …

second-generation immigrants. Our identification strategy exploits a legal change in 2000 that granted children of foreigners …, highlighting the roles of higher expected returns to education and of an increased sense of belonging to Germany. …

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

This paper studies the occupational selection among generations of immigrants in the United States and links their … time that immigrants spend in the US and over generations. Information friction may be an explanation. …

The labour market integration of migrants is a heavily politicised topic in Europe. Using detailed and recently updated …. Importantly, we find that whereas non-economic migrants are at a substantial disadvantage compared to the majority, non …-economic migrants benefit relatively much more from host-country human capital, particularly better language skills, host country …

Immigrants do not fare as well as natives in economic terms; even after including many controls, an unexplained part … outcomes of immigrants, their behavior and their often perceived as irrational and suboptimal choices. Quantifying ethnic … or the earnings of immigrants. The thin but burgeoning theoretical and empirical literature shows that ethnic identity …

Using the Children of the Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS), we examine the association between education at the … youth. Education at the intensive margin is measured by two widely used standardized math and reading test scores, national …

. Learning a new language is an investment in human capital. Migrants must learn the language of their destination country, but … even non-migrants must often learn other languages if their work involves communicating with foreigners. Economic studies …