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Same Same But Different: Dialects and Trade

Lameli, Alfred ; Nitsch, Volker ; Südekum, Jens ; Wolf, Nikolaus (2015)
Same Same But Different: Dialects and Trade.
In: German Economic Review, 16 (3)
Artikel, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Language is a strong and robust determinant of international trade patterns: Countries sharing a common language trade significantly more with each other than countries using different languages, holding other factors constant. In this article we present the first analysis of the effect of language on trade in an intra-national context. Analyzing unique data for a single-language country, Germany, we find that similarities in the local dialect have a significantly positive impact on regional trade. We interpret this finding as evidence for the trade-promoting effect of culture, because linguistic similarities likely reflect cultural ties across regions, rather than lower costs of communication or similar institutions.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2015
Autor(en): Lameli, Alfred ; Nitsch, Volker ; Südekum, Jens ; Wolf, Nikolaus
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Same Same But Different: Dialects and Trade
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: August 2015
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: German Economic Review
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 16
(Heft-)Nummer: 3
URL / URN: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/geer.12047/abstra...
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Language is a strong and robust determinant of international trade patterns: Countries sharing a common language trade significantly more with each other than countries using different languages, holding other factors constant. In this article we present the first analysis of the effect of language on trade in an intra-national context. Analyzing unique data for a single-language country, Germany, we find that similarities in the local dialect have a significantly positive impact on regional trade. We interpret this finding as evidence for the trade-promoting effect of culture, because linguistic similarities likely reflect cultural ties across regions, rather than lower costs of communication or similar institutions.

Freie Schlagworte: Language; culture; trade costs; gravity
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 01 Fachbereich Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften
01 Fachbereich Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Volkswirtschaftliche Fachgebiete
01 Fachbereich Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Volkswirtschaftliche Fachgebiete > Fachgebiet Internationale Wirtschaft
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