This paper is concerned with the relationship among family members in the determinants of destination language … proficiency among immigrants. A model of immigrant language proficiency is augmented to include dynamics among family members. It …'s language proficiency, but no effect on their father's. There is a substantial positive correlation between the language skills …

This paper is concerned with the relationship among family members in the determinants of destination language … proficiency among immigrants. A model of immigrant language proficiency is augmented to include dynamics among family members. It …'s language proficiency, but no effect on their father's. There is a substantial positive correlation between the language skills …

This paper is concerned with the relationship among family members in the determinants of destination language … proficiency among immigrants. A model of immigrant language proficiency is augmented to include dynamics among family members. It …'s language proficiency, but no effect on their father's. There is a substantial positive correlation between the language skills …

, and Sweden) and traditional countries of immigration (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US). Econometric results show … language spoken at home. We conclude that educational policy should focus on integration of immigrant children in schools and … preschools, with particular emphasis on language skills at the early stage of childhood …

Australia. We find that young Australians from non-English-speaking background (NESB) immigrant families have an educational …