Il Valore Economico Delle Lingue (The Economic Value of Languages)

8 Pages Posted: 18 Nov 2015

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Michele Gazzola

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Institute for Ethnic Studies

Date Written: November 15, 2015

Abstract

Italian Abstract: Il multilinguismo reca diversi benefici economici agli individui e all’economia nel suo insieme. Le competenze linguistiche possono generare sostanziali differenziali salariali in favore di coloro che sviluppano repertori linguistici multilingui, ed esse contribuiscono alla creazione di valore aggiunto nell’economia (e quindi al PIL). Allo stesso tempo le dinamiche linguistiche e le politiche linguistiche sollevano anche delle questioni economiche di equità di cui è necessario tenere conto. L’egemonia di una o di alcune lingue sulle altre, infatti, può generare notevoli trasferimenti di risorse fra paesi e in taluni casi distorcere la concorrenza fra imprese.

English Abstract: Multilingualism brings about different benefits for individuals and society as a whole. High skills in foreign languages are associated with positive earning differentials for people who can master more than one language, and they contribute to the creation of added value in the economy (and thus to the GDP). At the same time, language dynamics and language policies raise different questions of fairness which must be addressed. The hegemony of one or some languages can entail considerable transfers of resources among countries and in certain cases it can bias competition among firms.

Note: Downloadable document is in Italian.

Keywords: Language economics, value of languages

JEL Classification: Z00

Suggested Citation

Gazzola, Michele, Il Valore Economico Delle Lingue (The Economic Value of Languages) (November 15, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2691086 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2691086

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