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 …

Canada is a country with two official languages, French and English. The need for both languages in Quebec and the Rest-of-Canada … (ROC) generates a demand for bilingualism and investment in the acquisition of a second official language. Knowledge of an … additional language may be associated with enhanced earnings because it may reflect what might generically be called 'ability …

This paper provides an introduction and overview of my research on the Economics of Language. The approach is that … language skills among immigrants and native-born linguistic minorities are a form of human capital. There are costs and … determinants of destination language proficiency among immigrants. This is based on Exposure, Efficiency and Economic Incentives …