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Language Proficiency and Labour Market Performance of Immigrants in the UK
Dustmann, Christian; Fabbri, Francesca - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
This paper uses two recent UK surveys to investigate labour market performance, the determi-nants of language proficiency, and the effect of language on earnings and employment prob-abilities of non-white immigrants. Our results show that language acquisition, employment prob-abilities, as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761939
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Language Proficiency and Labour Market Performance of Immigrants in the UK
Dustmann, Christian; Fabbri, Francesca - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
This paper uses two recent UK surveys to investigate labour market performance, the determinants of language proficiency, and the effect of language on earnings and employment probabilities of non-white immigrants. Our results show that language acquisition, employment probabilities, as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124481
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Segregation in neighbourhoods and labour market outcomes of immigrants: Evidence from random assignment in the Netherlands
Beckers, Pascal; Borghans, Lex - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
effect of residential segregation in neighbourhoods on labour market outcomes, exploiting the random assignment of asylum …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856489
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Ethnic Residential Segregation and Immigrants' Perceptions of Discrimination in West Germany
Dill, Verena; Jirjahn, Uwe - Fach Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universität Trier - 2011
self-selection plays an important role in immigrant residential segregation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720396
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Cultural Diversity - A Matter of Measurement
Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2015
measuring spatial dependence, particularly in the form of segregation or clusters. We conclude that there will be in the future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011129925
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Neighbourhood Selection of Non-Western Ethnic Minorities: Testing the Own-Group Preference Hypothesis Using a Conditional Logit Model
Boschman, Sanne; van Ham, Maarten - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The selective inflow and outflow of residents by ethnicity is the main mechanism behind ethnic residential segregation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011085111
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Cultural Diversity: A Matter of Measurement
Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
measuring spatial dependence, particularly in the form of segregation or clusters. We conclude that there will be in the future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143951
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Workplace Concentration of Immigrants
Garcia-Perez, Monica I.; Andersson, Fredrik; … - Economics Department, St. Cloud State University - 2011
and natives in the likelihood of having immigrant coworkers, with differences in industry, residential segregation and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010575342
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Ethnic Differences in Realising Desires to Leave the Neighbourhood
Boschman, Sanne; Kleinhans, Reinout; van Ham, Maarten - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Selective mobility into and out of neighbourhoods is one of the driving forces of segregation. Empirical research has … neighbourhoods but is unable to do so will contribute to a better understanding of the drivers of segregation, especially in the … context of the debate on voluntary segregation versus segregation due to a lack of choice. We find that ethnic minority groups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959738
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A spatial economic perspective on language acquisition : segregation, networking and assimilation of immigrants
Florax, Raymond J.G.M.; Graaff, Thomas de; Waldorf, … - Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en … - 2004
the immigrant’s area of residence, and explicitly incorporates spatial segregation. In addition, behavioral differences of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010782836