TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Bauer, Thomas K.
AU  - Epstein, Gil S.
AU  - Gang, Ira N.
        TI  - Enclaves, Language and the Location Choice of Migrants
        PY  - 2002/Aug/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 558
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp558
        AB  - Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks)
negatively affect the language proficiency of migrants. These studies, however, ignore the
choice of location as a function of language skills. Using data on Mexican migration to the
US, we show that migrants choose smaller networks as their English language proficiency
improves.


        KW  - ethnic concentration
KW  - language skills
KW  - enclave
KW  - networks
KW  - immigrants
KW  - ethnic goods
        ER  -