Ranking Languages in the European Union: Before and After Brexit

Victor Ginsburgh, Juan Moreno-Ternero and Shlomo Weber ()
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Shlomo Weber: Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University, USA, New Economic School, Moscow, Russia, and Department of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

No 17.07, Working Papers from Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Economics

Abstract: This article presents a framework for evaluation of the impact of languages in multilingual societies. We consider several ranking methods based on various principles, including minimal disenfranchisement, communicative benefits, utilitarianism, and the game-theoretical concept of the Shapley Value. We use data from a Special Barometer survey to apply these methods to languages within the European Union and conclude that they generate quite consistent results. Finally, we analyse the impact of Brexit on the rankings, especially in the case where English forfeits its status as an official language of the Union.

Keywords: Ranking methods; European Union; Communicative benefits; Linguistic disenfranchisement; Official languages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C78 D61 D63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2017-03
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Journal Article: Ranking languages in the European Union: Before and after Brexit (2017)
Working Paper: Ranking languages in the European Union: before and after Brexit (2017)
Working Paper: Ranking Languages in the European Union (2016)
Working Paper: Ranking Languages in the European Union:Before and after Brexit (2016)
Working Paper: Ranking Languages in European Union (2016)
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