Migration & the Economics of Language
IMF Blog, March 2, 2016
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Bibliographic details
- Authors: iMFdirect
- Published: March 2, 2016
Key findings
- Language skills for immigrants are a form of human capital.
- Knowing the local language increases the probability of getting a job and of higher earnings.
- A common lingua franca helps promote the growth of the entire economy.
Interview focus
- Interview with Barry Chiswick, a professor of economics at George Washington University.
- Exploration of the history of human capital as far back as Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations in 1776.
- Examination of what this historical concept means for immigration in the modern global economy.
- Date: March 2, 2016.
Access
- Listen to the interview here: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/249546394
Source: Migration & the Economics of Language, iMFdirect, March 2, 2016.