The Economics of Language : International Analyses

doi:10.4324/9780203963159

Book

ABSTRACT

Written by two internationally renowned experts in the field, this book explores the determinants of dominant language proficiency among immigrants and other linguistic minorities and the consequences of this proficiency for the labour market.Using empirical material from a range of countries, including the USA, Canada, Australia and Bolivia, the a

The Economics of Language

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part |2 pages

PART I The determinants of language proﬁciency

chapter 1|36 pages

chapter 2|25 pages

chapter 3|14 pages

chapter 4|59 pages

chapter 5|28 pages

part |2 pages

PART II The eﬀects of language proﬁciency on labor market outcomes

chapter 6|30 pages

chapter 7|26 pages

chapter 8|30 pages

chapter 9|31 pages

chapter 10|27 pages

part |2 pages

PART III The interaction of language and earnings among immigrants

chapter 11|41 pages

chapter 12|21 pages

chapter 13|36 pages

part |2 pages

PART IV Language and earnings among the native born

chapter 14|18 pages

chapter 15|42 pages

chapter 16|18 pages

part |2 pages

PART V Language, networks and enclaves

chapter 17|37 pages

chapter 18|21 pages

part |2 pages

Part VI: Linguistic distance

chapter 19|22 pages

chapter 20|10 pages