Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/286832 
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Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Population Economics [ISSN:] 1432-1475 [Volume:] 35 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Berlin, Heidelberg [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 719-754
Publisher: 
Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
Language training
Migration
Integration
Employment
JEL: 
J24
J61
J68
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Article
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Published Version

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