Linguistic distance, ie the dissimilarity between languages, is an important factor influencing
international economic transactions such as migration or international trade flows by …

This article studies the effect of sharing a common native language (CNL) on international
trade. Switzerland hosts three major native language groups which adjoin countries sharing …

It is widely debated whether immigrants who live among co‐ethnics are less willing to
integrate into the host society. Exploiting the quasi‐experimental guest worker placement …

This paper presents a simple model where micro-founded dynamics of cultural identity are
endogenous and interact with an international trade equilibrium. This process generates a …

The aim of this article is to propose a novel method for measuring the effect of cultural
preference on bilateral tourism receipts. The method applied is inspired from Disdier et …

The role of cultural distance in boosting international tourism arrivals in ASEAN: a gravity model
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This chapter surveys the recent economic literature on the relationships between
globalization and cultural diversity. We first review the different channels through which …

This study analyzes the link between international trade in tangible consumption goods and
services, and intangible cultural goods using panel data of Korea's exports to 40 countries of …

The objective of this article is to investigate cross-border real economic convergence,
defined as the process of reducing the asymmetry of the economic development of cross …

This paper examines the extent to which cultural proximity influences, and is influenced by,
bilateral trade flows. Variables measuring common language or religion, commonly …