Enclaves, Language and the Location Choice of Migrants

Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks) negatively affect the language proficiency of migrants. These studies, however, ignore the choice of location as a function of language skills. Using data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that migrants choose smaller networks as their English language proficiency improves.

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Year of publication:	2002-08
Authors:	Bauer, Thomas K. ; Epstein, Gil S. ; Gang, Ira N.
Institutions:	Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	immigrants \| language skills \| enclave \| networks \| ethnic goods \| ethnic concentration

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IZA Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 1 Number 558 14 pages
Classification:	J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races ; J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers ; F22 - International Migration
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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