2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'This article investigates whether and to what extent poor proficiency in
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Italian impairs immigrants'' labor market integration in Italy. Using
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individual-level survey data, we apply instrumental variables methods to
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leverage presumably exogenous variations in Italian proficiency induced
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by immigrants'' demo-linguistic characteristics (e.g., age at arrival,
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linguistic distance between mother tongue and destination language,
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speaking Italian during childhood) and their interplays. We find that,
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given the low-skill nature of Italy''s immigrant labor market, poor
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proficiency in communication skills (speaking and understanding Italian)
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produces larger penalties for immigrants'' labor force participation and
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employment than does the lack of formal skills (reading and writing). In
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contrast, no effect is found on immigrants'' job characteristics like the
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type of contract and full-time or part-time work. Whereas female
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immigrants were more penalized than males by poor linguistic proficiency
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in labor force participation, immigrants in linguistic groups that were
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more likely to work with (for) co-nationals were less affected by
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linguistic barriers than other immigrant groups. Yet, when investigating
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perceived integration outcomes, immigrants working with (for)
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co-nationals fared worse on feeling at home, feeling accepted, and
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overall life satisfaction in Italy. As our analysis shows, linguistic
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enclaves in workplaces, while not always representing a hurdle to
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immigrants'' labor market success, can generate trade-offs for other
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non-labor market integration outcomes. These findings highlight that the
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development of linguistic skills should be prioritized in migration
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policy agendas, taking into account heterogeneity in immigrants''
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demographic and linguistic profiles.'
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affiliation: 'Ghio, D (Corresponding Author), European Commiss Joint Res Ctr, Ispra,
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Italy.
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Ghio, Daniela, European Commiss Joint Res Ctr, Ispra, Italy.
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Bratti, Massimiliano, Univ Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Bignami, Simona, Univ Montreal, Montreal, PQ, Canada.'
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author: Ghio, Daniela and Bratti, Massimiliano and Bignami, Simona
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author-email: daniela.ghio@ec.europa.eu
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author_list:
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- family: Ghio
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given: Daniela
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- family: Bratti
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given: Massimiliano
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- family: Bignami
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given: Simona
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1177/01979183221107923
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earlyaccessdate: JUN 2022
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eissn: 1747-7379
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files: []
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issn: 0197-9183
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journal: INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
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keywords: labor market integration; linguistic integration
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keywords-plus: 'DESTINATION-LANGUAGE-ACQUISITION; TASK SPECIALIZATION; PROFICIENCY;
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ASSIMILATION; EARNINGS; AGE; MIGRATION; ETHNICITY; ENCLAVES; ARRIVAL'
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '70'
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orcid-numbers: 'Ghio, Daniela/0000-0002-2687-7033
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Bratti, Massimiliano/0000-0002-4565-6260'
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pages: 357-394
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papis_id: bc4f8fc88f8096abf084e6653a5e2a08
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ref: Ghio2023linguisticbarriers
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researcherid-numbers: Bratti, Massimiliano/J-6811-2012
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times-cited: '1'
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title: Linguistic Barriers to Immigrants' Labor Market Integration in Italy
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000821083300001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
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usage-count-since-2013: '6'
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volume: '57'
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web-of-science-categories: Demography
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year: '2023'
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