Immigrants in economies with a dominant native language exhibit substantial heterogeneities in language acquisition of … the majority language. We model partial equilibrium language acquisition as an equilibrium phenomenon. We consider an … environment where heterogeneous agents from various minority groups choose whether to acquire a majority language fully, partially …

(DMs) who supervise production workers. Language barriers between FMs and DMs could impede transfers of management …-contractible. These conditions generate sub-optimal communication within the MNC. If communication is complementary with language skills …, the planner could raise welfare by subsidizing foreign language acquisition. We experimentally assess the validity of the …

Between 1898 and 1948, English was the language of instruction for most post-primary grades in Puerto Rican public … effect of English-intensive instruction on the English-language skills of Puerto Ricans. Although naive estimates suggest … schools. Since 1949, the language of instruction in all grades has been Spanish. We use this policy change to estimate the …

any, differentiate teachers with high impact on student achievement in middle school English Language Arts from those with …

We use a unique sample of Russian immigrants and natives in Israel to examine the return to English knowledge. In cross …-section estimates there is a significant return to English knowledge for both immigrants and natives with high levels of education …. Language acquisition is an important element in immigrant/native earnings convergence, but most of this convergence is …

This paper studies the unintended effect of English language requirement on educational inequality by investigating how … the staggered rollout of English listening tests in China's high-stakes National College Entrance Exam (NCEE) affected the … and 2003, we find that the introduction of English listening tests significantly lowered rural students' exam score …

constructing a 5 km by 5 km dataset on language use for 223 countries, we empirically explore these theoretical predictions. While …

shock affecting firms using inputs similar to the imported Chinese goods. Combining French accounting, customs, and patent …

The occupation payments made by France to Nazi Germany between 1940 and 1944 represent one of the largest recorded … French policies that funded payments to Germany. Occupation payments required a 16 percent reduction of consumption for …