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 …

background, language and diet to investigate the relationship between cultural identity, trust and cooperation. Subjects with … willingness to pay taxes, than did those whose language and diet identified them as being from the south. On the other hand, self …

migrants arrive. Thus, it is increasingly important to consider what role differences in culture and language play in migration … decisions. Recent work shows that culture and language may explain migration patterns to developed countries even better than … in culture and language may create barriers that prevent the full realization of the potential economic gains from …