You are welcome to the Department of Economics and Finance research seminar "Economics and language: framework, policy relevant tools, policies in Québec/Canada".
The seminar will take place on 17th of October at 14:00 - 15:00 in room SOC-407 and in MS Teams platform (link).
Presenter: François Vaillancourt (CIRANO; Université de Montréal)
Paper title: Economics and language: framework, policy relevant tools, policies in Québec/Canada
François Vaillancourt (CIRANO; Université de Montréal)
Abstract:
This presentation first addresses how economists conceptualise language: information theory, currency, ethnic attribute (Becker), human capital (Mincer), networks. It then present a few econometric results on the returns to language skills. It finally turns to some policy uses: cost and benefits of various language policies and regulatory assessment of proposed legal instruments.
The public research seminars of the Department of Economics and Finance (DEF) at Tallinn University of Technology usually take place on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in online format, unless announced otherwise. The seminar will last one hour, presentation will last approximately 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes of discussion. The seminars are held in English. Questions about the seminar can be sent to the seminar coordinator Natalia Levenko: natalia.levenko@taltech.ee.