Ranking Languages in the European Union:Before and after Brexit

Shlomo Weber, Victor Ginsburgh and Juan Moreno-Tenero
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Juan D. Moreno-Ternero

No 11529, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: This article presents a framework for evaluation of the impact of languages in multilingual societies. We consider several ranking methods grounded on various principles, including minimal disenfranchisement, communicative benefits, utilitarianism, and the game-theoretical concept of the Shapley Value. We use data from the Special Barometer survey to apply these methods to languages within the European Union. Although the methods we consider are driven by distinct normative grounds, they generate quite similar results. Finally, we analyse the impact of Brexit on the rankings, especially if English forfeits its status as an ocial language in the Union.

Keywords: Ranking methods; European union; Communicative benefits; Linguistic disenfranchisement; Official languages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C71 D71 Z18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-09
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