In this paper we study the allocation of time devoted to informal learning and education, i.e. those activities carried … out during leisure time and outside formal education courses which boost individuals’ human and social capital. For … immigrants the private investment in these activities is likely to have relevant external effects as informal learning and …

The influx of immigrants has shifted the ethnic composition of public schools in many states including North Carolina …

creates negative peer effects on their children. In North Carolina there has been a significant increase in immigrants … population with over 60 percent of immigrants coming from Latin America and the Caribbean. While past research suggests negative …

creates negative peer effects on their children. In North Carolina, there has been a significant increase in immigrants …-language learner (ELL) student population and over 60 % of immigrants are from Latin America and the Caribbean. While past research …

unique survey data of migrants participating in an intensive language course in Germany, we find that the age and skill …

their countries of origin. This phenomenon is even more pronounced for parental education. It is demonstrated that the …

-born populations. With the wealth of many industrialized countries threatened by a lack of qualified labor, education of immigrants …As global migration flows increase, so do the number of migrant students in host country schools. Yet migrants … migrant parents' socio-economic background, cultural capital, and language skills. Education policy needs to focus on language …

education. It is demonstrated that individual human capital influences short-run integration outcomes in Germany. The paper …