likely to drop out of school and to commit crime. We show that a reform in Denmark in 1999, that expanded language training …Children of refugees are among the most economically disadvantaged youth in several European countries. They are more …

-term beneficial goals (such as higher education or better health conditions). We show that the language children speak is …The ability of children to control the desire for immediate gratification is very important to achieve long … future by using present tense (like German). In our unique experiment, we let practically all primary school children, aged 6 …

from a bilingual city in Northern Italy. We find that German-speaking primary school children are about 46% more likely … than Italian-speaking children to delay gratification in an intertemporal choice experiment. This result is robust when …

from a bilingual city in Northern Italy. We find that German-speaking primary school children are about 46% more likely … than Italian-speaking children to delay gratification in an intertemporal choice experiment. The difference remains …

, but that the gap between cooperation among in-group members and cooperation towards children speaking another language is …We present experimental evidence from a bilingual city in Northern Italy on whether the language spoken by a partner in …- to eleven-year old primary school children in the city of Meran, we find that cooperation generally increases with age …

, but that the gap between cooperation among in-group members and cooperation towards children speaking another language is …We present experimental evidence from a bilingual city in Northern Italy on whether the language spoken by a partner in …- to eleven-year old primary school children in the city of Meran, we find that cooperation generally increases with age …

young children acquire language in their conversational interactions with adult speakers. It draws on diary records and … children build 'common ground' with adults and other children, individual differences in children's language development, how …Now in its fourth edition, this textbook provides a chronological account of first language acquisition, showing how …

We provide new evidence about language assimilation and its effect on test scores using data from two rounds (conducted …-born children of immigrants were asked to take Woodcock-Johnson achievement test. In both rounds, prior to the administration of … tests, children of Hispanic origin were randomly assigned to take the tests either in Spanish or in English. Therefore, we …

language. Heterogeneous results show that those who benefit most are boys who attend large schools and have peers who are, on …, and to communicate and socialise with wealthier and linguistically more competent children is the mechanism that lies …