Could your language affect your ability to save money?

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Title:: Keith Chen: Could your language affect your ability to save money?
Speaker:: Keith Chen
Description:: What can economists learn from linguists? Behavioral economist Keith Chen introduces a fascinating pattern from his research: that languages without a concept for the future -- "It rain tomorrow," instead of "It will rain tomorrow" -- correlate strongly with high savings rates.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 12:13

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