出版社：Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
摘要：In the context of its economic characterization, language can be treated as a merit good, and can, therefore, be considered the precondition for the existence of social capital. moreover, social capital makes belonging to a certain group beneficial to its members when referring to human aggregates such as a company, a neighbourhood or a city. These beneficial effects lead to improvements in production efficiency in the case of companies and an increase in socioeconomic status in the case of individuals. Thus, language has an important role in the creation of social capital, which is especially important to immigrants in a country where a different language is spoken.
关键词：Language Economy;market Failures;merit goods;network Externalities;Social capital;Bienes preferentes;capital Social;Economía del lenguaje;Externalidades de red;Fallos de mercado
