Temporary Migration, Human Capital, and Language Fluency of Migrants

Christian Dustmann

No 1376, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: This paper investigates the human capital investments of migrants whose duration in the host country is limited, either by contract or by their own choice. The first part of the paper develops a model, distinguishing between migrants who immigrate on a fixed contract, and migrants who choose their return point freely. The analysis has a number of interesting implications for empirical work. Some are explored in the second part of the paper, which is an empirical analysis of investments of migrants into language capital.

Keywords: Human Capital; International Migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996-04
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Journal Article: Temporary Migration, Human Capital, and Language Fluency of Migrants (1999)
Working Paper: Temporary Migration, Human capital and Language Fluency of Migrants (1996)
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