The Lex Newsletter: the economic ‘dous’ and don’ts of mother tongue survival in the US | Financial Times
Studies suggest multilingualism boosts output but that language proficiency deteriorates with each generation
✒ Benefits of multilingualism:
- Boosts the “host” economy as a whole and may lead to a wage premium of 2-3%
- Good for brain health, delaying the onset of dementia; better executive control, or the ability to concentrate and process information
- Preserves a connection to a culture and identity
- Expands the number of people one can talk to and teaches one to see thing from another point of view