related to the main language of the country, the gross domestic product per capita and whether a country is a former socialist … that there is a tendency for a higher publication rate for English-language countries, slightly lower for countries with … that there is a bias in the data bases from the ISI such that English-language journals tend to be overrepresented, that …

written in German or Swedish. During the 20th century the use of foreign language changed in favour of English. A similar … transition from German to English can be found concerning the predominant language of foreign economics books acquired by Swedish … university libraries, the language of doctoral theses in economics, and the language of works quoted in those theses. At the same …

Adam Smith on language. Like most 18th century scholars, Adam Smith was not restricted to one field. One of his … interests, besides economics, was language, which may partly be a consequence of his Scottish origin and the low standing of the … Scottish dialect. Smith's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres deals with various aspects of language. Smith appears to be a …