The Economics of Language: International Analyses, Barry Chiswick and Paul Miller Have Put Together Their ﬁnest Articles on the Topic

The Economics of Language This book is primarily concerned with the determinants of dominant language proficiency among immigrants and other linguistic minorities, and the labour market consequences of this proficiency. Chiswick and Miller present a selection of essays from their Economics of Language research programme, published from 1988 to 2005. Concentrating on the United States, Canada, Australia, Israel and Bolivia, the authors use economic theory to develop models of the determinants of dominant language proficiency. They use econometric techniques to test these models and estimate the magnitude of the effects. The research demonstrates that dominant language proficiency is greater, with more exposure to the dominant language, with greater efficiency in acquiring dominant language skills and the greater economic benefits from proficiency. The effects of dominant language proficiency on labour market outcomes are also estimated. This book will be invaluable for anyone engaged in the contemporary issues regarding the adjustment of immigrants in their host economy and society, as well as students of economics, sociology and linguistics. It will also be invaluable for those interested in bilingualism and the assimilation of ethnic/linguistic minorities. Barry R. Chiswick is Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Paul W. Miller is Professor of Economics at the University of Western Australia. Praise for The Economics of Language This book contains an impressive collection of essays on the economics of language. Barry Chiswick and Paul Miller have addressed a wide range of areas on both the determinants of language proficiency, and the consequences of language proficiency for labour market outcomes. They offer a broad and international perspective. The book provides careful and insightful analysis on issues relating to language and immigration and will be a great resource for researchers and graduate students working in this area. Professor Christian Dustmann, Department of Economics and Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), University College London Barry Chiswick and Paul Miller have contributed greatly to an interdisciplinary understanding of the mechanisms, conditions, and consequences of language acquisition and the processes of migrant integration as a whole. Their work is a break-through in many respects. Professor Hartmut Esser, Department of Sociology, University of Mannheim In The Economics of Language: International Analyses, Barry Chiswick and Paul Miller have put together their finest articles on the topic. The book is nicely organ- ized around important topics. The theoretical foundations for their empirical work come out strongly, reminding us that it is exposure, efficiency and economic incen- tives that matter for determining language acquisition. The book will prove of great value to researchers on language issues, showcasing in a most useful way the contribution of economists. Harry A. Patrinos PhD, Lead Education Economist, The World Bank, Washington DC Barry Chiswick is one of the most enlightened and insightful economics researchers alive today. Together with his co-author, Paul Miller, he has discovered the enormous importance language plays on the map of socio-economics in terms of jobs, immigration patterns and advancement in immigrant-receiving countries. This book is obligatory reading for all concerned with immigrants and the socio-economic aspects of language. Professor Adam Makkai, Professor of English and Linguistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Founding Executive Director of LACUS, The Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States For too long, economics has omitted language, whether language in general or, as in the path breaking work of Chiswick and Miller, languages plural: how a Greek migrant to Australia or a Polish migrant to America gets along by becoming fluent. And linguistics too often omits the economics, provided here in lucid and cosmo- politan bulk. Chiswick and Miller ask how much language matters to immigrant lives. It matters a lot, though in surprising ways. The Economics of Language tells the story of the flight from Babel with theoretical depth and quantitative precision. 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