We provide a large scale within-country analysis of the effect of language future time reference (FTR) on the choice of …'s characteristics, linguistic features other than FTR, and whether individuals maintain their native language or switch to one of the …

This paper investigates the potential of information technologies to improve public service delivery and empower … the digital renewal process makes use of information technologies as part of the renewal process. The second experiment …-it-takes to renew an identification card. We find that information technologies significantly improve the quality of public …

influence of reading performance on math performance, highlighting the importance of early language support for immigrants for …

This paper is an analysis of the determinates of Hebrew language speaking and writing skills and the determinates of … migration and if many others in the area in which the respondent lives speak the same origin language. Country of origin and … primary or only language and who can write a letter in Hebrew earn about 20 percent more than those who do neither …

We present experimental evidence from a bilingual city in Northern Italy on whether the language spoken by a partner in …, but that the gap between cooperation among in-group members and cooperation towards children speaking another language is … considerable and increasing with age. This gap is due to both, in-group favoritism and language group discrimination. …

This paper provides a review of the research on the ‘economics of language' as applied to international migration. Its … primary focuses are on: (1) the effect of the language skills of an individual on the choice of destination among … international (and internal) migrants, both in terms of the ease of obtaining proficiency in the destination language and access to …