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dc.contributor.authorChong, Albertoen
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-23-
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-18T11:48:32Z-
dc.date.available2011-11-18T11:48:32Z-
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/51508-
dc.description.abstractLanguage serves two key functions. It enables communication between agents, which allows for the establishment and operation of formal and informal institutions. It also serves a less obvious function, a reassuring quality more closely related 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 latter avenue of research and show that subtle language affinity is positively linked with change in earnings when using English-speaking data for cities in the Golden Horseshoe area in Southern Ontario during the period 1991 to 2001. The results are robust to changes in specification, a broad number of empirical tests, and a diverse set of outcome variables.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInter-American Development Bank, Research Department |cWashington, DCen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aWorking Paper |x586en
dc.subject.jelO40en
dc.subject.jelZ13en
dc.subject.jelO51en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordLinguisticsen
dc.subject.keywordCultureen
dc.subject.keywordEnglishen
dc.subject.keywordTrusten
dc.subject.keywordGovernanceen
dc.subject.keywordInstitutionsen
dc.subject.keywordCanadaen
dc.subject.stwSpracheen
dc.subject.stwKommunikationen
dc.subject.stwKulturpsychologieen
dc.subject.stwVertrauenen
dc.subject.stwEnglisch (Sprache)en
dc.subject.stwKanadaen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwOntario (Provinz)en
dc.titleDoes it matter how people speak?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn585533245en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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