This paper evaluates the effects of liberalizing access to the space sector, as currently envisaged by the EC …

firms locate on a hemisphere. Trade across locations is costly, firms innovate, and technology diffuses over space. Energy …

Internet development holds the promise of transmitting economic value across physical space at zero marginal cost. In …

The significance of a common language in foreign trade hinges on translation as well as the ability to communicate … explain adequately the impact of a common language on foreign trade. Linguistic diversity at home also promotes foreign trade …. But the most significant linguistic influence of all on foreign trade is the ability to read and write any language …

In this Paper, I explore the relationship between native language and use of the Internet and examine whether English … is likely to retain its first-mover advantage of a large installed base of English language websites. I study this issue … that English language websites are less of a barrier for French-speaking youths than for French-speaking adults in Quebec …

consumers of a home country affects production of web content in the home language and domestic welfare? In this paper, we … within a small country and thereby production of home language content. We find that bilingualism unambiguously softens … platform competition, which in turn can induce a reduction in home language content and in home country's welfare. In …