The diversity induced by migration flows to Western societies has continued to generate
scholarly attention, and a sizable new body of work on immigrant incorporation has been …

This chapter reports on the “economics of language” for immigrants—that is, the influence of
language on the choice of destination among international migrants, the determinants …

Research on immigrants' assimilation is widespread both in the US and Europe. While it has
been extensively studied how immigrants fare compared to natives on socio-economic …

Do the processes underlying destination-language acquisition differ between recently
arrived refugees and other new immigrants? Based on a well-established model of …

The mutual influence intertwining migration and educational choices is generally analyzed
as a joint or sequential individual optimization problem. Under such approach, by …

Utilizing the German residential allocation and residency obligation policies, which can be
regarded as a natural experiment, we investigate the causal effect of the local supply of …

This study investigates socio-economic and ethnic inequalities in social capital and their
effects on the process of the labour market entry. We use longitudinal data about the …

The key to successful adaptation for immigrants in a new country is their social capital, or
those resources embedded in their social networks. Research suggests that information and …

Migration trends are highly dynamic and the recent period has seen a transformation of
migration to Europe. Studies of existing migrant stocks provide only limited information on …

This book analyzes how the socio-demographic and cultural diversity of societies affect the
social interactions and attitudes of individuals and groups within them. Focusing on …