Hoyt Bleakley|Aimee Chin
Age at Arrival, English Proficiency, and Social Assimilation Among US Immigrants
National Bureau of Economic Research|University of Chicago|National Bureau of Economic Research|University of Houston
us immigrants english proficiency social outcomes result cultural preferences fundamental constraints using 2000 census microdata relate immigrants english proficiency marriage fertility residential location variables age arrival us particular whether age fell within critical period language acquisition interpret differences younger older arrivers effects englishlanguage skills construct instrumental variable englishlanguage skills twostageleastsquares estimates suggest english proficiency increases likelihood divorce intermarriage decreases fertility ethnic enclave residence jel j24 j12 j13 j61