Employment effects of language training for unemployed immigrants

Artikel

Proficiency in the host country’s language is an important factor for the successful labor market integration of immigrants. In this study, I analyze the effects of a language training program for professional purposes on the employment opportunities of participants in Germany. I apply an instrumental variable approach and exploit differences in lagged local training intensities. Bivariate probit estimates show that 2 years after the program started, the employment probability of immigrants who were unemployed in 2014 and participated in the program had increased by more than nine percentage points as a result of language training.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Journal of Population Economics ; ISSN: 1432-1475 ; Volume: 35 ; Year: 2021 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 719-754 ; Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers ; Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Public Policy
• Subject: Language training ; Migration ; Integration ; Employment

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Lang, Julia
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Springer
• (where): Berlin, Heidelberg
• (when): 2021

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1007/s00148-021-00832-7
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET