Do language barriers affect trade?

Johannes Lohmann

Economics Letters, 2011, vol. 110, issue 2, 159-162

Abstract: Language barriers may be more important to international trade than previously thought. The Language Barrier Index, a newly constructed variable that uses detailed linguistic data, is used to show that language barriers are significantly negatively correlated with bilateral trade.

Keywords: Bilateral; trade; Gravity; equation; Language; barriers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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