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Title: Linguistic Traits and Human Capital Formation

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2020

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ISSN: 2574-0768

DOI: 10.1257/PANDP.20201069

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Abstract: This research establishes the influence of linguistic traits on human behavior. Exploiting variations in the languages spoken by children of migrants with identical ancestral countries of origin, the analysis indicates that the presence of periphrastic future tense and its association with long-term orientation has a significant positive impact on educational attainment, whereas the presence of sex-based grammatical gender, and its association with gender bias, has a significant adverse impact on female educational attainment.

Url: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pandp.20201069

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Authors: Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer; Sarid, Assaf

Periodical (Full): AEA Papers and Proceedings

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Volume: 110

Pages: 309-13

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Gender, Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

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