Language and Migration
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-32505-1" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-32505-1</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-32505-1" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-1-137-32505-1</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Language and Migration
Original language description
Language proficiency is extremely important for international migrants. Better language proficiency means easier assimilation in the host country and greater returns to human capital as well as better job opportunities and job matches, among other things. In addition language skills surely influence a number of non-economic outcomes such as social integration, the size of the migrant's social network, his or her political participation and civic engagement, as well as educational attainment, health outcomes and family life. Familiarity with the destination language helps to minimize migration costs (both the direct out-of-pocket expenses and the psychological costs of leaving the home country) and serves as an informational channel to learn about other determinants of migration. Even though language proficiency is clearly important, many immigrants have poor host language skills and struggle to acquire them. Insights on the role of language in international migration, and into the underlying processes and factors that determine migrants' proficiency, are crucial for the successful design of policy measures that address the hurdles of language acquisition. In this chapter, we review the economics of language with a focus on international migration. Research in the area focuses on (1) the role of language in migration decisions, (2) the determinants of language proficiency among migrants, and (3) the effects of immigrants' linguistic skills and language acquisition on their labour market and socio-economic outcomes.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
AH - Economics
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
C - Předmět řešení projektu podléhá obchodnímu tajemství (§ 504 Občanského zákoníku), ale název projektu, cíle projektu a u ukončeného nebo zastaveného projektu zhodnocení výsledku řešení projektu (údaje P03, P04, P15, P19, P29, PN8) dodané do CEP, jsou upraveny tak, aby byly zveřejnitelné.
Data specific for result type
Book/collection name
The Palgrave Handbook of Economics and Language
ISBN
978-1-137-32505-1
Number of pages of the result
31
Pages from-to
342-372
Number of pages of the book
712
Publisher name
Palgrave MacMillan
Place of publication
UK
UT code for WoS chapter
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