Journal of Population Economics ( IF 4.700 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-16 , DOI: 10.1007/s00148-021-00832-7 Julia Lang
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.
中文翻译:
语言培训对失业移民的就业影响
熟练使用东道国的语言是移民成功融入劳动力市场的重要因素。在这项研究中,我分析了针对专业目的的语言培训计划对德国参与者就业机会的影响。我采用了一种工具变量方法,并利用了滞后的局部训练强度的差异。二元概率估计表明,该计划启动两年后,由于接受了语言培训,2014年失业并参加该计划的移民的就业概率增加了9个百分点以上。