Search Results - subject:"linguistic proximity"

The Effect of Linguistic Proximity on the Occupational Assimilation of Immigrant Men in Canada

Adsera, Alicia; Ferrer, Ana - 2015

-2006) with both a new measure of linguistic proximity of the immigrant's mother tongue to that of the destination country, and … immigrants' lower returns to social skills, but not to analytical or manual skills. Interestingly, low linguistic proximity … the status of the jobs they hold. The influence of linguistic proximity on the skill content of jobs immigrants hold over …

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Language and culture as drivers of migration

Adserà, Alícia - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

As migration flows to developed countries have increased in recent decades, so have the number of countries from which migrants arrive. Thus, it is increasingly important to consider what role differences in culture and language play in migration decisions. Recent work shows that culture and...

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The effect of linguistic proximity on the occupational assimilation of immigrant men in Canada

Adserà, Alícia; Ferrer, Ana M. - 2015

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