Artikel
The value of language skills
In today’s globalized world, people are increasingly mobile and often need to communicate across different languages. Learning a new language is an investment in human capital. Migrants must learn the language of their destination country, but even non-migrants must often learn other languages if their work involves communicating with foreigners. Economic studies have shown that fluency in a dominant language is important to economic success and increases economic efficiency. However, maintaining linguistic diversity also has value since language is also an expression of people’s culture.
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Englisch
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Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2015 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Demographic Economics: Public Policy
Retirement; Retirement Policies
Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
Public Goods
human capital
immigration
lingua franca
English
linguistic diversity
- DOI
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doi:10.15185/izawol.205
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- Letzte Aktualisierung
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12.07.2024, 13:20 MESZ
Objekttyp
- Artikel
Beteiligte
- Grenier, Gilles
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2015