The development of English-language skills, a near necessity in today’s global economy, is heavily influenced by … historical national decisions about whether to subtitle or dub TV content. While prior studies of language acquisition have … not use subtitles. We find a large positive effect of subtitling on English-language skills of over one standard deviation …

The development of English-language skills, a near necessity in today’s global economy, is heavily influenced by … historical national decisions about whether to subtitle or dub TV content. While prior studies of language acquisition have … not use subtitles. We find a large positive effect of subtitling on English-language skills of over one standard deviation …

The development of English-language skills, a near necessity in today’s global economy, is heavily influenced by … historical national decisions about whether to subtitle or dub TV content. While prior studies of language acquisition have … not use subtitles. We find a large positive effect of subtitling on English-language skills of over one standard deviation …

Part I. Linguistic Diversity: Origins and Measurement -- 1. Whorfian Economics -- 2. Dynamic Models of Language … Evolution: The Linguistic Perspective -- 3. Dynamic Models of Language Survival and Language Death: The Economic Perspective …. Languages and Economic Decisions -- 6. Partial Language Acquisition: The Impact of Conformity -- 7. Gender Differences in …