The Economic Value of Language Skills: A Human Capital Perspective
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Keywords
language skills; human capital; economic value; labor market outcomes; multilingualism; migration integration; productivity; language education; global workforce; national competitiveness.;All these keywords.
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- O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
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