Download or read book Language Training Language Proficiency and Earnings of Immigrants written by John E. Hayfron and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Language Training Language Proficiency and Earnings of Immigrants in Norway written by John E. Hayfron and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Norway, the government is directly involved in immigrants' investments in Norwegian language skills both as a provider and subsidizer. This paper assesses the effects of subsidies and language programs on language training choices and evaluates the extent to which language proficiency improves labor market outcomes. The results show that Third World immigrant men who take more than the basic language training (i.e., 240 hours) speak better Norwegian and earn more than those who take fewer hours. A sensitivity analysis shows that the older an immigrant is, the less likely that he will invest in more than the basic level.
Download or read book Language Training Services for Adult Immigrants in the Nordic Countries written by Fabricius, Louise and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2023-04-13 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the results of a comparative study of language training for adult immigrants in the Nordic countries. The purpose of the study has been to compare and analyse similarities and differences across Nordic countries and immigrant sub-groups concerning eligibility to participate in language training services, motivation and goals, barriers, and the perceived benefits of language training. The study covers the perceptions of providers of language training, participating immigrants and employers in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The study shows that while there are differences in how the Nordic countries organise and deliver both formal and non-formal language training services, the systems are largely similar. The main difference found between the countries concerns eligibility to participate. For participants, goals, barriers, and motivations are largely similar.
Download or read book The Economics of Language Policy written by Michele Gazzola and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insights from the application of economic theories and research methods to the management of linguistic diversity in an era of globalization. In an era of globalization, issues of language diversity have economic and political implications. Transnational labor mobility, trade, social inclusion of migrants, democracy in multilingual countries, and companies' international competitiveness all have a linguistic dimension; yet economists in general do not include language as a variable in their research. This volume demonstrates that the application of rigorous economic theories and research methods to issues of language policy yields valuable insights. The contributors offer both theoretical and empirical analyses of such topics as the impact of language diversity on economic outcomes, the distributive effects of policy regarding official languages, the individual welfare consequences of bilingualism, and the link between language and national identity. Their research is based on data from countries including Canada, India, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia and from the regions of Central America, Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Theoretical models are explained intuitively for the nonspecialist. The relationships among linguistic variables, inequality, and the economy are approached from different perspectives, including economics, sociolinguistics, and political science. For this reason, the book offers a substantive contribution to interdisciplinary work on languages in society and language policy, proposing a common framework for a shared research area. Contributors Alisher Aldashev, Katalin Buzási, Ramon Caminal, Alexander M. Danzer, Maxime Leblanc Desgagné, Peter H. Egger, Ainhoa Aparicio Fenoll, Michele Gazzola, Victor Ginsburgh, Gilles Grenier, François Grin, Zoe Kuehn, Andrea Lassmann, Stephen May, Serge Nadeau, Suzanne Romaine, Selma K. Sonntag, Stefan Sperlich, José-Ramón Uriarte, François Vaillancourt, Shlomo Weber, Bengt-Arne Wickström, Lauren Zentz
Download or read book Integrating Immigrants into the Nordic Labour Markets written by Lars Calmfors and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2019-05-29 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden face similar problems of integrating large groups of immigrants, especially low-educated ones from outside the EU, into their labour markets. In this volume, researchers from across the Nordic Region analyse how labour market integration of immigrants can be promoted. Education policy, active labour market policy, social benefit policy and wage policy are analysed. A key conclusion is that no single policy is likely to suffice. Instead, various policies have to be combined. The exact policy mix must depend on evaluations of the trade-offs with other policy objectives.
Download or read book OECD Reviews of Migrant Education The Resilience of Students with an Immigrant Background Factors that Shape Well being written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Resilience of Students with an Immigrant Background: Factors that Shape Well-being reveals some of the difficulties students with an immigrant background encounter and where they receive the support they need.
Download or read book The Mobility of Memory written by Luisa Passerini and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Migration is most concretely defined by the movement of human bodies, but it leaves indelible traces on everything from individual psychology to major social movements. Drawing on extensive field research, and with a special focus on Italy and the Netherlands, this interdisciplinary volume explores the interrelationship of migration and memory at scales both large and small, ranging across topics that include oral and visual forms of memory, archives, and artistic innovations. By engaging with the complex tensions between roots and routes, minds and bodies, The Mobility of Memory offers an incisive and empirically grounded perspective on a social phenomenon that continues to reshape both Europe and the world.
Download or read book Language Training Language Proficiency and The Effect of Language Proficiency on Earnings of Migrants in Germany written by Sarah Vlazny and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper uses a probit model to determine the impact of taking a language course on German language proficiency for migrants in Germany. It also models the income returns to language proficiency for fully-employed male migrants. The results show that those who have enrolled in a language course are significantly more likely to be proficient at writing in German. The results also show that certain ethnic identity factors, such as whether the migrant has visited Germans in their home and whether or not they have been discriminated against because of their ethnicity are significantly important in predicting language proficiency. The results imply that those who feel more assimilated in Germany and who have experienced less ethnic discrimination are more proficient in the German language. The model of income returns to language proficiency uses the language the migrants speaks with their friends and whether or not the migrant has visited a German citizen in their home as instrumental variables to correct for potential endogeneity issues. After this correction, the results show that language proficiency does have significantly positive effect on earnings. However, after adding additional employment variables such as the size of the company and the training required for the job, language proficiency is no longer significant. A likely explanation is that there is simultaneous causality between being proficient at the German language and having a high level of training or working at a large company. Another potential explanation is the absence of a variable to control for whether the migrant works in an urban or a rural area, which could be highly correlated with company size, training required, and earnings.
Download or read book Working Together for Integration Skills and Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and their Children in Norway written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-28 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Norway’s foreign-born population has tripled since 2000, and the share of migrants among the population has seen one of the largest increases across the OECD, mostly driven by labour migration from EU countries. Most migrants from non-EU countries, in contrast, are refugees and their family members. High qualification levels and labour market participation of the native-born raise the question of an adequate benchmark for integration outcomes, especially for the low-educated refugees and their families.
Download or read book Jobs for Immigrants Vol 3 Labour Market Integration in Austria Norway and Switzerland written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication reviews the labour market integration of immigrants and their offspring in three OECD countries: Austria, Norway and Switzerland, and provides country-specific recommendations.
Download or read book Trends in International Migration 2002 Continuous Reporting System on Migration written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2003-02-24 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report analyses recent trends in migration movements and policies in OECD countries as well as in selected non-member countries.
Download or read book International Handbook on the Economics of Migration written by Amelie F. Constant and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ŠThis is an extremely impressive volume which guides readers into thinking about migration in new ways. In its various chapters, international experts examine contemporary migration issues through a multitude of lenses ranging from child labor, human t
Download or read book The Economics of Language written by Barry R. Chiswick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-03-08 with total page 929 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by two internationally renowned experts in the field, this book explores the determinants of dominant language proficiency among immigrants and other linguistic minorities and the consequences of this proficiency for the labour market.Using empirical material from a range of countries, including the USA, Canada, Australia and Bolivia, the a
Download or read book Handbook on Migration and Social Policy written by Gary P. Freeman and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-27 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive Handbook, an interdisciplinary team of distinguished scholars from the social sciences explores the connections between migration and social policy. They test conflicting claims as to the positive and negative effects of different types of migration against the experience of countries in Europe, North America, Australasia, the Middle East and South Asia, assessing arguments as to migration’s impact on the financial, social and political stability and sustainability of social programs. The volume reflects the authors’ curiosity about the controversy over the connection between social and cultural diversity and popular support for the welfare state. Providing timely and original chapters which both critique the existing literature as well as build on and advance theoretical understanding, the authors focus on the formal settlement and integration polices created for migrants as well as corollary state policies affecting migrants and migration. A clutch of chapters investigates the linkage between migration and trade theory, foreign direct investment, globalization, public opinion, public education and welfare programs. Chapters then deal with leading receiving states as well as India and the authors examine the regulation of migration at the subnational, national, regional and global levels. The topic of migration and security is also covered. This compelling and exhaustive review of existing scholarship and state-of -the-art original empirical analysis is essential reading for graduates and academics researching the field.
Download or read book Educating Refugee background Students written by Shawna Shapiro and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of empirical work offers an in-depth exploration of key issues in the education of adolescents and adults with refugee backgrounds residing in North America, Australia and Europe. These studies foreground student goals, experiences and voices, and reflect a high degree of awareness of the assets that refugee-background students bring to schools and broader society. Chapters are clustered according to the two themes of Language and Literacy, and Access and Equity. Each chapter includes a discussion of context, researcher positionality and implications for educators, policy-makers and scholars.
Download or read book Nordic integration and settlement policies for refugees written by Hernes, Vilde and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2019-04-26 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report has been commissioned by the Labour Market Committee of the Nordic Council of Ministers. The chief aim is to provide policy-relevant knowledge by conducting a comparative analysis of refugee labour-market integration in Scandinavia. Instead of focusing on the well-known employment gap or the fiscal impact of refugee unemployment, this study investigates the divergent impacts of integration programmes and settlement policies for refugees from different backgrounds. Through longitudinal comparative analysis, this study examines the labour-market integration of refugees in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, searching for explanations of cross-national differences by combining statistical analyses with in-depth analyses of national policies and governance structures.
Download or read book The International Migration Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
