By bridging the gap between linguistics and economics, this book sheds light on a range of mutually valuable topics.
1. Do linguists need economics and economists linguistics? Cécile B. Vigouroux and Salikoko S. Mufwene; 2. Economists do need linguists Victor Ginsburgh and Shlomo Weber; 3. The invisibility of linguistic diversity online: reflections on the political economy of digital communication Ana Deumert; 4. Evaluating language policy and planning: an introduction to the economics approach Michele Gazzola, François Grin and François Vaillancourt; 5. The economics of language diversity and language resilience in the Balkans Adam D. Clark-Joseph and Brian D. Joseph; 6. Determinants of bilingualism among children: an economic analysis Barry R. Chiswick and Marina Gindelsky; 7. Economy and language in Africa Paulin G. Djité; 8. The unequal exchange of texts in the world language system Abram de Swaan; 9. Language economics and language rights John Edwards.