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International migration and the economics of language

Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2014

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 …, Canada, Australia, the UK, Germany, Israel and Spain. …

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Chapter 5. International Migration and the Economics of Language

Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 211-269). 2015

destination among international migrants, the determinants among immigrants of destination language proficiency, and the labor …

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International migration and the economics of language

Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2015

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Skill-based immigration, economic integration, and economic performance : benefiting from highly skilled immigrants requires a complementary mix of immigrant selection and economic...

Aydemir, Abdurrahman - 2014

Studies for major immigrant-receiving countries provide evidence on the comparative economic performance of immigrant classes (skill-, kinship-, and humanitarian-based). Developed countries are increasingly competing for high-skilled immigrants, who perform better in the labor market. However,...

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Luxembourg : reaping the benefits of a diverse society through better integration of immigrants

Pina, Álvaro Manuel - 2017

Luxembourg’s large foreign-born population is a pillar of the country’s prosperity: they have brought skills and knowledge to many sectors of the economy. They also tend to successfully find jobs, with a higher employment rate than natives. However, not all immigrants have done well. The...

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The human capital selection of young males seeking asylum in Germany

Lange, Martin; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2018 - This version, August 29, 2018

This study analyses the selection of recently arrived asylum seekers from Middle Eastern and African countries in Germany. The findings suggest that, on average, asylum seekers have 22 percent more years of schooling - the indicator used for human capital - when compared to same-aged persons...

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Family-friendly and human-capital-based immigration policy : Shifting the focus from immigrants’ initial earnings to their propensity to invest in human capital

Duleep, Harriet Orcutt; Regets, Mark C. - 2017

Immigrants who start with low earnings, such as family-based immigrants, experience higher earnings growth than immigrants who are recruited for specific jobs (employment-based immigrants). This occurs because family-based immigrants with lower initial earnings invest in human capital at higher...

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