labor force participation. Using Ethnologue language data, I compute the relative language distance reduction index, after … which I use a probit/logit model and instrumental variable approach to account for language use policy endogeneity. This … study finds that the use of the Moore language increases the likelihood of labor force participation by 36 percent, with a …

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. …

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

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 …