I examine the effect of English language proficiency on the occupational choices of childhood immigrants into the …'s superior language acquisition abilities to estimate the causal effect of English language skills on immigrants' choice of … English language acquisition difficulty among native speakers of other languages. I find that higher proficiency allows …

This paper analyzes the effect on earnings of the matching of English language skills to occupational requirements. It … that earnings are related to correct matching of an individual's language skills and that of his occupation. Moreover, the … role to play in matching immigrants to jobs that use their language skills most effectively …

In this paper, I estimate the impact of language courses on the wages of new immigrants. I develop a model of … immigrants' investment in language skills which affect wages directly, but also increase the proportion of pre-immigration skills … language course participation. Attending language courses for six months leads to an average wage increase of 11.3 percent. The …

This paper analyzes the impact of missionary activity on English language proficiency and labor market earnings of all …

English language proficiency. Rather, they appear to be the result of Spanish speakers having relatively little of those labor …

arrived in the 1950s and 1960s eventually surpassed the average native wage. Improvements in English language skills …

premia for applying their native language on the job in addition to those for English, their trade-fostering potential seems …