Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Language of Politeness. Theoretical Considerations and Practical Implications -- Chapter 3. Linguistic Impoliteness: The Case of Slurs -- Chapter 4. The Different Facets of Discrimination -- Chapter 5. The Economic Effects of Linguistic Discrimination --...

This paper empirically revisits the impact of birthplace diversity on economic growth. We use panel data on US states over the 1960-2010 period. This rich data set allows us to better deal with endogeneity issues and to conduct a large set of robustness checks. Our results suggest that diversity...