The Palgrave Handbook of Economics and Language
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Description for The Palgrave Handbook of Economics and Language
Hardcover. Do the languages people speak influence their economic decisions and social behavior in multilingual societies? This Handbook brings together scholars from various disciplines to examine the links and tensions between economics and language to find the delicate balance between monetary benefits and psychological costs of linguistic dynamics. Editor(s): Ginsburgh, Victor; Weber, Shlomo. Num Pages: 816 pages, 30 figures, 49 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159. .
Do the languages people speak influence their economic decisions and social behavior in multilingual societies? This Handbook brings together scholars from various disciplines to examine the links and tensions between economics and language to find the delicate balance between monetary benefits and psychological costs of linguistic dynamics.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
Number of Pages
748
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137325044
SKU
V9781137325044
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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Victor Ginsburgh is Honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Brussels, Belgium. He is an author and editor of numerous books and has published papers in the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Journal of Economic Theory, Games and Economic Behavior and other leading journals. His most recent publications include the Handbook of ... Read more
Reviews for The Palgrave Handbook of Economics and Language
“This volume is clearly an important contribution to the literature on the economics of language. It is comprehensive: the topics cover the full range of issues that we would want to see addressed. … While few will want to read it from cover to cover, those with even a passing interest in the nexus of language and economics, regardless of ... Read more