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:	2002-07-30
Authors:	Gang, Ira N. ; Bauer, Thomas ; Epstein, Gil S.
Institutions:	Department of Economics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Subject:	Enclaves \| Ethnic goods \| Immigrants \| Language skills \| Networks

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Departmental Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	F22 - International Migration ; J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races ; J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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