Language proficiency is a key driver of immigrant integration. It increases job opportunities and facilitates social … and political participation. However, despite its vital importance, many immigrants never reach adequate proficiency in … designing measures to improve language acquisition. Empirical evidence shows that immigrants differ in their ability to learn …

There are various degrees of similarity between the languages of different immigrants and the language of their … the attainments of the language skills necessary for economic and social integration in the destination country. This … study aims at quantifying the influence of linguistic distance on the language acquisition of immigrants in the US and in …

Anthropology to explain heterogeneity in language skills of immigrants. This measure is based on an automatical algorithm comparing … of language skill heterogeneity between immigrants. By lowering the effi ciency and imposing higher costs of language …

There are various degrees of similarity between the languages of different immigrants and the language of their … the attainments of the language skills necessary for economic and social integration in the destination country. This … study aims at quantifying the influence of linguistic distance on the language acquisition of immigrants in the US and in …

There are various degrees of similarity between the languages of different immigrants and the language of their … the attainments of the language skills necessary for economic and social integration in the destination country. This … study aims at quantifying the influence of linguistic distance on the language acquisition of immigrants in the US and in …

, speaks Spanish at home. And whereas around 80 percent of adult immigrants in the US from non-English speaking countries other … than Mexico are proficient in English, only about 50 percent of adult immigrants from Mexico are proficient. The use of a … from the 2000 US Census. The results demonstrate the importance of immigrants’ educational attainment, their age at …

Anthropology to explain heterogeneity in language skills of immigrants. This measure is based on an automatical algorithm comparing … of language skill heterogeneity between immigrants. By lowering the effi ciency and imposing higher costs of language …

There are various degrees of similarity between the languages of different immigrants and the language of their … the attainments of the language skills necessary for economic and social integration in the destination country. This … study aims at quantifying the influence of linguistic distance on the language acquisition of immigrants in the US and in …

This paper analyzes the Hebrew language proficiency, probability of employment, and labor market earnings of immigrants … features of the analysis include the study of long-duration immigrants (3 to 20 years), and analyses for: males and females … and non-Jewish immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU), in addition to standard immigration, demographic, and human …

This paper analyzes the Hebrew language proficiency, probability of employment, and labor market earnings of immigrants … features of the analysis include the study of long-duration immigrants (3 to 20 years), and analyses for: males and females … and non-Jewish immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU), in addition to standard immigration, demographic, and human …