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The Economic Value Of Speaking Other Languages

The Horizons Tracker

If pupils in the UK could increase their learning of Arabic by about 10%, this would correspond to GDP growth of up to £12.6 ” “However, the UK has experienced a sharp decline overall in the uptake of languages since 2004. .” billion over 30 years.

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The Economic and Social Impact of Language

Mills Scofield

This has profound implications for our innovation and economic success and national security. Consequently, we aren’t being prepared for engagement in a country with a $2,100 per capita GDP. ” Through shared language, students can become sensitive global activists and pursue productive community partnerships.

Education 169
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The Real (and Imagined) Problems with the U.S. Corporate Tax Code

Harvard Business Review

After-tax profits are at historically high levels; they were more than 50% higher as a share of GDP in the years 2010-2015 than they were over the prior 20 years. corporations are global leaders. corporations are global leaders. collects less corporate tax revenue than peer countries, by about 1% of GDP. Further, U.S.