unemployed. Using data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees, this study investigates the contributing factors for refugee … German population, slow progress in language acquisition, and traditional roles in the division of paid and unpaid work …

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

types of immigrants, and provides a new analysis comparing refugees to other immigrants in the United States using a sample … in host-country-specific human capital might differ between refugees and other immigrants, and presents a new analysis of …This chapter discusses the research in economics on refugees and asylum seekers. Section 1 describes the trends in …

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 …

percentage points. The marginal effects are larger for asylum seekers who speak a language that is linguistically close to the …

concern over such a large influx of refugees with her well-known saying, "Wir schaffen das" (We can do this!). Much has …. Nevertheless, refugees are increasingly concerned about xenophobia. At the same time, although their trust in key state … be to foster personal contact between refugees and local populations. However, the present study indicates that, so far …

Following the 2015 refugee influx, recent studies have found that around one in four companies have hired refugees. A … survey of 100 companies that hired refugees shows that hiring refugees can increase employee satisfaction, improve … reputations, and positively affect corporate developments. At the same time, hiring refugees also poses challenges for employers …

-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees. The findings show that the integration of 12-, 14-, and 17-year-old refugees who came to Germany with … schoolbased extracurricular activities among young refugees, however, shows that these programs are not being fully exploited. In …

the effects of the respondent's own English language skills, the effects of living in a linguistic concentration area, and … importance of English language fluency among the foreign born from non-English speaking countries. There is also strong evidence … for the complementarity between language skills and other forms of human capital. Furthermore, there is strong evidence …