Based on research in linguistics and psychology I use language speech as a reflection of acculturation. I use … individual and city-level data from the Lake Ontario area in Canada and study the determinants of cultural assimilation. I focus … on education, age, income, and in particular, on some variables typically discussed when globalization issues come up …

Language serves two key functions. It enables communication between agents, which allows for the establishment and … to issues linked with trust, social capital, and cultural identification. While research on the role of language as a … learning process is widespread, there is no evidence on the role of language as a signal of cultural affinity. I pursue this …

trials for an old ceremony. - S. 39-65. Jinadu, L. A.: Globalization and the new partnership: an African perspective. - S. 67 …-81. Deblock, C.; Brunelle, D.: Globalization and new normative frameworks: the mulitlateral agreement on investment. - S. 83 …

This paper tests for one mechanism that can explain the existence of a language barrier to trade. Specifically, I ask … Canadian provinces that know the other's language(s). I find that trade in industries with a need to communicate directly … (orally) with importers increases with the probability that people in another province speak the same language. This finding …

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 …