Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/270610 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Paper No. 2023/3
Publisher: 
Freie Universität Berlin, School of Business & Economics, Berlin
Abstract: 
In this paper we deliver first causal evidence on the relationship between immigrant host country language proficiency and homeownership. Using an instrumental variable strategy, we find a substantial positive impact of language skills on the propensity to own a home and the quality of housing. While this effect is mediated by education and household income, our estimates also speak in favor of a direct effect. Our results highlight the importance of host-country-specific human capital and, in particular, language proficiency for socio-economic assimilation.
Subjects: 
language
immigrants
assimilation
homeownership
JEL: 
J11
J13
J61
R21
Z13
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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