We draw a distinction between the social integration and economic assimilation of migrants, and study an interaction … optimal to acquire a relatively limited quantity of human capital; with fellow migrants constituting his only comparison group …

This paper examines whether language classes raises refugees' language proficiency and improves their socio … in Denmark, as well as the quasi-random assignment of the refugees to locations with varying proximity to a language … training center. First, we show that refugees' distance from the assigned language training center is as good as random …

Children of refugees are among the most economically disadvantaged youth in several European countries. They are more … likely to drop out of school and to commit crime. We show that a reform in Denmark in 1999, that expanded language training … for adult refugees and improved their economic integration, had significant intergenerational spillover effects in terms …

otherwise identical characteristics. The gap is smaller for immigrants from advanced countries, with good German language skills … immigrants in Germany. It documents that immigrant workers initially earn on average 20 percent less than native workers with … gap. Immigrants are initially less likely to participate in the labor market and more likely to be unemployed. While …

otherwise identical characteristics. The gap is smaller for immigrants from advanced countries, with good German language skills … immigrants in Germany. It documents that immigrant workers initially earn on average 20 percent less than native workers with … gap. Immigrants are initially less likely to participate in the labor market and more likely to be unemployed. While …

In this paper we analyze the effect of immigrants on natives' job specialization in Western Europe. We test whether the … inflow of immigrants changes employment rates or the chosen occupation of natives with similar education and age. We find no … evidence of the first and strong evidence of the second: immigrants take more manual-routine type of occupations and push …

This paper examines ethnicity among highly skilled immigrants to the United States. The paper focuses on five classic … components of ethnicity - country of birth, race, skin color, language, and religion - among persons admitted to legal permanent …) Language is shed before religion, and religion may not be shed at all, except among the ultra highly skilled of EB-1. (4 …

certified language proficiency levels among refugees in Germany. The residence rule restricts initial residence for refugees with …-experiment and apply a difference-in-differences approach. Using an innovative data-set, the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees, I find … that stricter statutory provisions have a positive effect on the probability to complete a language course and on the level …