Foreign Language Skills and Willingness to Move

The Case of a Spanish Region

Bibliographic Data

ID9955205
AuthorsCarlos Rojas Gutiérrez (0000-0001-6689-6119, Universidad de Oviedo, corresponding author), César Rodríguez‐Gutiérrez (University of Oviedo Spain), Juan Francisco Canal‐Domínguez (University of Oviedo Spain)
Year2016
Volume54
Issue3
Pages48-60
Publication date2016-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/imig.12231
OpenAlexW2402724313
LanguageEN
References cited12

This research is aimed at assessing the effect of foreign language skills on the geographical area selected by the Spanish unemployed when looking for a job. A Zero‐Inflated Ordered Probit ( ZIOP ) model has been estimated to analyse the impact of foreign language skills on the geographical scope of the search. The outcomes show that the job search area is broader in case of men, young unemployed, more educated people, and those who never received unemployment benefits. Likewise, foreign language skills (in English, German and French) are highlighted as one of the most influencing factors when widening the job search area

Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Foreign language · Geography · German · Labour economics · Ordered probit · Pedagogy · Political science · Probit model · Scope (computer science · Unemployment · Youth unemployment · Computer Science · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology

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