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Language proficiency and homeownership: Evidence from U.S. immigrants
The joint work of Marc-André Luik, Max Steinh ardt, and Simon Voss , " Language proficiency and homeownership: Evidence from U.S. immigrants " is now available in the Journal of Housing Economics. Abstract: In this paper, we deliver the 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 among immigrants in the United States. While this effect is mediated by household income, our estimates also speak in favor of a direct language effect. Suggestive evidence further indicates that part of this effect may be driven by discrimination. Our results highlight the importance of host-country-specific human capital and, in particular, language proficiency for socio-economic assimilation in housing markets. Link to the paper
Aug 13, 2025 | Economics
Call for Papers: The Epoch of the Hoax: Deception and Dis/Trust in 19th-Century America
Jul 25, 2025 | Literature
July 2025 Media Appearances
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Fulbright Stipend Program 2026-2027
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Call for Papers: Law and Order: Modes of Policing and Resistance in American History
Jun 26, 2025 | History
June 2025 Media Appearances
Jun 26, 2025 | History
Cyborg Writing Workshop for Students
Jun 19, 2025 | Literature
DAAD Information for Foreign Students
Jun 18, 2025 | History
NYU Berlin American Studies Symposium 2025
Jun 10, 2025 | Culture
Lora Anne Viola @SCRIPTS panel "Bedrohte Wissenschaft" (Threatened Science))
May 28, 2025 | Political Science
Working Paper: Feeling Equal before the Law? The Impact of Access to Citizenship and Legal Status on Perceived Discrimination
The new discussion paper “ Feeling Equal before the Law? The Impact of Access to Citizenship and Legal Status on Perceived Discrimination ” by Adriana Rocío Cardozo Silva (DIW) and Christopher Prömel is now available on the DIW website. Abstract: In this study, we contribute to the literature about the effects of improving access to citizenship on integration outcomes. Hereby, we exploit exogenous variation from two citizenship reforms in Germany to estimate the effects of residency requirements on perceived discrimination, which is strongly linked to individual well-being, sense of belonging, and migration desires and decisions. We find that reducing waiting times to become eligible for citizenship decreases perceptions of discrimination. However, heterogeneity analyses reveal that these effects appear to be mostly limited to men and immigrants from Eastern European countries. In addition to our main analysis, we exploit exogenous variation from EU enlargement to show that citizens from countries that became part of the EU report significantly less discrimination than non-EU immigrants. Link to the working paper
May 16, 2025 | Economics
Jessica Gienow-Hecht, "Peace for Sale" Eighty Years After the End of World War Two
May 13, 2025 | History
Lora Anne Viola @ Europaeum: Defending Europe Now: What is to be done?
Apr 28, 2025 | Political Science