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References for What drives the language proficiency of immigrants?
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Further reading
- Chiswick, B. R., Miller, P. W. "International migration and the economics of language" In: Chiswick, B. R., Miller, P. W. (eds). Handbook of the Economics of International Migration. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2014.
- Van Tubergen, F., Kalmijn, M. "Destination-language proficiency in cross-national perspective: A study of immigrant groups in nine western countries" American Journal of Sociology 110:5 (2005): 1412–1457.
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Key references
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Chiswick, B. R., Miller, P. W. "The endogeneity between language and
earnings: International analyses" Journal of Labor Economics 13:2 (1995): 246–288. Key reference: [1]
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Chiswick, B. R., Miller, P. W. "A model of destination-language
acquisition: Application to male immigrants in Canada" Demography 38:3 (2001): 391–409. Key reference: [2]
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Isphording, I. E. "Disadvantages of linguistic origin:
Evidence from immigrant literacy scores" Economics Letters 123:2 (2014): 236–239. Key reference: [3]
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Isphording, I. E., Otten, S. "Linguistic barriers in the destination
language acquisition of immigrants" Journal of Economic Behavior and
Organization 105:C (2014): 30–50. Key reference: [4]
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Lazear, E. P. "Culture and language" Journal of Political Economy 107:S6 (1999): 95–126. Key reference: [5]
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Chiswick, B. R., Miller, P. W. "Ethnic networks and language proficiency
among immigrants" Journal of Population Economics 9:1 (1996): 19–35. Key reference: [6]
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Dustmann, C., Fabbri, F. "Language proficiency and labour market
performance of immigrants in the UK" The Economic Journal 113:489 (2003): 695–717. Key reference: [7]
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Chiswick, B. R., Lee, Y. L., Miller, P. W. "Family matters: The role of the family in
immigrants’ destination language acquisition" Journal of Population Economics 18:4 (2005): 631–647. Key reference: [8]
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Meng, X., Gregory, R. G. "Intermarriage and the economic
assimilation of immigrants" Journal of Labor Economics 23:1 (2005): 135–174. Key reference: [9]
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Dustmann, C., van
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with misclassified language indicators" The Review of Economics and
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Bleakley, H., Chin, A. "Language skills and earnings: Evidence
from childhood migrants" The Review of Economics and
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Dustmann, C. "Temporary migration, human capital, and
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Hayfron, J. E. "Language training, language proficiency
and earnings of immigrants in Norway" Applied Economics 33:15 (2001): 1971–1979. Key reference: [13]
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Chiswick, B. R., Miller, P. W. "The endogeneity between language and
earnings: International analyses" Journal of Labor Economics 13:2 (1995): 246–288.
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Additional References
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- Beenstock, M., Chiswick, B. R., Repetto, G. L. "The effect of linguistic distance and country of origin on immigrant language skills: Application to Israel" International Migration 39:3 (2001): 33–60.
- Berman, E., Lang, K., Siniver, E. "Language-skill complementarity: Returns to immigrant language acquisition" Labour Economics 10:3 (2003): 265–290.
- Bleakley, H., Chin, A. "Age at arrival, English proficiency, and social assimilation among US immigrants" American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 2:1 (2010): 165–192.
- Carliner, G. "Wage differences by language group and the market for language skills in Canada" Journal of Human Resources 16:3 (1981): 384–399.
- Chiswick, B. R., Miller, P. W. "The complementarity of language and other human capital: Immigrant earnings in Canada" Economics of Education Review 22:5 (2003): 469–480.
- Chiswick, B., Miller, P. W. "Occupational language requirements and the value of English in the US labor market" Journal of Population Economics 23:1 (2010): 353–372.
- Crystal, D. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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