The effect of language training on immigrants' integration: Does the duration of training matter?

Autor/inn/en	Pont-Grau, Alex; Lei, Yu-Hsiang; Lim, Joel Z.E.; Xia, Xing
Titel	The effect of language training on immigrants' integration: Does the duration of training matter? Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Auswirkungen von Sprachkursen auf die Integration von Zuwanderern: Spielt die Dauer der Ausbildung eine Rolle?.
Quelle	In: Journal of economic behavior & organization, (2023) 212, S. 160-198 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1016/j.jebo.2023.05.027
Schlagwörter	Sprachförderung; Sprachunterricht; Arbeitsmarktchance; Berufliche Integration; Ausbildungszeit; Auswirkung; Arbeitnehmer; Ausländer; Frankreich
Abstract	"Language training programs have become a crucial part of immigrant integration policies in many developed countries. We examine whether the intensity of training, in terms of duration, increases the likelihood of integration, particularly labor market integration. We investigate a government-sponsored language training program for immigrants in France. Using both difference-in-differences (DiD) and matching-DiD, we find that, for employed immigrants, longer duration of training significantly increases their chances of having a formal-sector job and a permanent employment contract. We also find suggestive evidence that more effective conveyance of knowledge on labor market institutions, and greater opportunities to expand one's social network during the program, underlie the benefits of longer training hours. These effects are more pronounced among more educated immigrants, but disappear for refugees." The study refers to the period 2010-2013. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2023 Elsevier).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2024/1