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 …

might improve productivity through new ideas and innovation, linguistic diversity might increase communication costs and …

We model political contestation over school language policy, within linguistic communities where weak property rights … property rights protection might exacerbate such language conflicts, even as they reduce the chances of persisting with …

We investigate the interplay of language skills and immigrant stocks in determining bilateral FDI out-stocks of OECD … immigrants on bilateral FDI – provided that residents of the two countries have few language skills in common. We find a similar … effect for immigrants from third countries that speak the language(s) of the FDI host country, making them potential …

language proficiency of migrants. These studies, however, ignore the choice of location as a function of language skills. Using … data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that migrants choose smaller networks as their English language proficiency …

that this trade-promoting effect of language is likely to reflect cultural ties, rather than lower costs of communication …Language is a strong and robust determinant of international trade patterns: Countries sharing a common language trade … or similar institutions. Analyzing unique data for a single-language country, Germany, we find that similarities in the …

"This paper analyzes the effect on earnings of the matching of English language skills to occupational requirements. It … that earnings are related to correct matching of an individual's language skills and that of his occupation. Moreover, the … role to play in matching immigrants to jobs that use their language skills most effectively"--Forschungsinstitut zur …

This paper explores the impact of English language proficiency and country of origin on the occupational choice of high … communication skills are not very important, such as computer and engineering occupations. Moreover, the degree of exposure to … immigrants from some origins with little exposure to English and whose native language is far from English tend to be in some …