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Ingo E. IsphordIngIZA, GermanyWhat drives the language proficiency of Immigrants ? IZA World of Labor 2015: 177d o i: 5/ i z aw o 7 | Ingo E. Isphording | August 2015 | pros Immigrants arriving during childhood effortlessly acquire the primary language of the host country. language skills increase with time spent in the destination country through exposure and learning by doing. Higher wage returns and better job opportunities create incentives to invest in the acquisition of languages. Point-based immigration selection rules, language classes, and citizenship incentives are policy options that can be used to encourage language pITChLanguage proficiency is a key driver of immigrant integration.

The first group of influencing factors affects the efficiency of learning a new language. Immigrants differ in how much of an investment in resources (time, money, effort) they need to make in order to reach a certain level of language proficiency. The most decisive factor is the age of arrival in the host country. The ability to learn new

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