In this paper, we investigate the relationship between language background and labour market outcomes in the bilingual labour market of the Spanish region of Catalonia. The empirical analysis draws on repeated cross-sectional data that allow us to construct a quantitative measure of linguistic...

The digital transformation of communication media has been widely adopted and has reshaped institutional investor interactions. We examine how the linguistic concreteness of investors' questions adapts to online media and face-to-face communication, using textual analysis of investor-company Q&A...

We examine the uptake of GPT-assisted writing in economics working paper abstracts. Using data from the IZA DP series, we detect a clear stylistic shift after the release of ChatGPT-3.5 in March 2023. This shift is evident in core textual metrics-mean word length, type-token ratio, and...

We examine the uptake and measurable effects of GPT-assisted writing in economics working paper abstracts. Focusing on the IZA discussion paper series, we detect a significant stylistic shift following the public release of ChatGPT-3.5 in March 2023. This shift appears in core textual...

The linguistic obligations imposed by Catalan law on individuals in the framework of trade and consumers relations are not based on the regulation of the co-officiality of Catalan language in the territory of Catalonia. These linguistic obligations are not based on the protection of public...

We study how linguistic mismatch between students' home languages and the language of instruction shapes learning productivity in linguistically diverse societies. We develop a framework in which linguistic distance acts as a multiplicative tax on educational production and derive...

Languages encode the future differently, such that languages can be sorted into different types. When making future predictions, Strong Future Time Reference (FTR) languages often require marking future-time, whereas weak FTR languages do not. The Linguistic Savings Hypothesis predicts this...

In zahlreichen wissenschaftlichen Einführungen im Bereich der Game Studies wird regelmäßig betont, dass die digitale Spielforschung als ein interdisziplinäres Forschungsfeld zu verstehen ist. In der Folge wird jedoch nur selten eine Konkretisierung vorgenommen. Daher verfolgt das vorliegende...

This study shows the potential of culture, society, and language tourism for the sustainable development of the island of Madeira. The intention is to ascertain the level of knowledge of students in the higher professional technical course of tourist information and marketing at Madeira...

In zahlreichen wissenschaftlichen Einführungen im Bereich der Game Studies wird regelmäßig betont, dass die digitale Spielforschung als ein interdisziplinäres Forschungsfeld zu verstehen ist. In der Folge wird jedoch nur selten eine Konkretisierung vorgenommen. Daher verfolgt das vorliegende...

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 -- 4. The Role of Linguistic Diversity in Economics -- 5....

The development of artificial intelligence and machine learning is leading to a revolution in the way we think about economic decisions. The Economics of Language explores how the use of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) can transform the way we think about economic behaviour. It...

Introducing linguistic research on gender, sexuality and work -- Key concepts in researching language, gender and sexuality in professional life -- Language, gender, sexuality and leadership / with Ong Theng Theng -- Gender and emotion in professional interaction -- Narratives of work and family...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs, at the request of the PETI Committee, inquires about the connection between the "Protection of European linguistic and cultural diversity" and the "Protection and promotion of...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs, at the request of the PETI Committee, inquires about the connection between the "Protection of European linguistic and cultural diversity" and the "Protection and promotion of...

Dickens (2022) studies the role of trade on long-run inter-ethnic linguistic differences. He establishes that neighboring ethnolinguistic groups have smaller (lexicostatistical) linguistic distances when there is a larger agricultural productivity variation between them. Specifically, he...

This primary research proposes an experimental approach to analyzing books about urban economics. The research objectives are to understand the current narrative of urban economics in light of some popular books about city economics. I explain formal processes of text analysis using the...

Der vorliegende Arbeitsbericht reflektiert durch solide Begriffsarbeit, was unter Kurzgeschichten im Speziellen und kurzen Erzählformen im Allgemeineren verstanden wird. Dafür werden die in der bisherigen Kurzgeschichtenforschung formulierten und hauptsächlich nach formalen und inhaltlichen...