This paper takes a novel approach to trying to disentangle the impact of globalization on wages by focusing on changes … in the return to speaking English, the international language of commerce, in South Africa as that country re …

This paper takes a novel approach to trying to disentangle the impact of globalization on wages by focusing on changes … in the return to speaking English, the international language of commerce, in South Africa as that country re …

This paper considers the role of language in employment outcomes and labour earnings in South Africa over the period … labour earnings. Allowing for language effects leads to a much diminished role of race/population group as a driver of labour …

, India, China), which has coincided with poor economic integration. Language proficiency is an important determinant of … language proficiency is crucial for good integration policy, as is understanding the relationship between these measures and …

. Education matters more for women in terms of explaining earnings, whereas language skills are relatively more important for men. …. Education matters more for women in terms of explaining earnings, whereas language skills are relatively more important for men …