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A Model of Translations

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  • Chr. Hjorth-Andersen

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This paper attempts to model translations from one language intoanother. Book markets are an integral part of the cultural life of anation, and new ideas on political, social and cultural aspects arespread by means of books. It is a fact, however, that linguisticbarriers will often prevent a book from reaching a mass audience unlessit is translated. But the mechanism involved in translations has notbeen adequately described. A model is presented here in three steps: Thefirst step is to determine the number of new books in an economy. Thenext step is to determine the propensity to import translated works fromother countries. The final step is to determine from which language thetranslation will originate. This provides a basis for judging thecultural affinity between nations. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2001

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  • Chr. Hjorth-Andersen, 2001. "A Model of Translations," Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer;The Association for Cultural Economics International, vol. 25(3), pages 203-217, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jculte:v:25:y:2001:i:3:p:203-217
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1010948515138
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    1. Edlira Shehu & Tim Prostka & Christina Schmidt-Stölting & Michel Clement & Eva Blömeke, 2014. "The influence of book advertising on sales in the German fiction book market," Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer;The Association for Cultural Economics International, vol. 38(2), pages 109-130, May.
    2. Victor Ginsburgh & Shlomo Weber & Sheila Weyers, 2011. "The economics of literary translation: Some theory and evidence," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/151569, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    3. Ginsburgh, Victor & Weyers, Sheila & Weber, Shlomo, 2007. "Economics of Literary Translation: A Simple Theory and Evidence," CEPR Discussion Papers 6432, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.

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