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Voting on the Choice of Core Languages in the European Union 
Fidrmuc, Jan; Ginsburgh, Victor; Weber, Shlomo - Faculty of Economics and Business, Tbilisi State University - 2008
Extensive multilingualism is one of the most important and fundamental principles of the European Union (EU). However, a large number of languages (currently 23) hinders communication and imposes substantial financial and legal costs. On the other hand, the reduction of the number of languages...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008518009
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Ever Closer Union or Babylonian Discord? The Official-language Problem in the European Union
Fidrmuc, Jan; Ginsburgh, Victor; Weber, Shlomo - Centre for Economic Development and Institutions … - 2007
Extensive multilingualism is one of the most important and fundamental principles of the European Union. However, a large number of official languages (currently 23) hinders communication and imposes substantial financial and legal costs. We address the merits of multilingualism and formulate an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005827665
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Voting on the choice of core languages in the European Union
Ginsburgh, Victor A.; Fidrmuc, Jan; Weber, Shlomo - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, … - 2009
Extensive multilingualism is one of the most important and fundamental principles of the European Union (EU). However, a large number of languages (currently 23) hinders communication and imposes substantial financial and legal costs. On the other hand, the reduction of the number of languages...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321730
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Can the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty help alleviating the burden of multilingualism in Europe? Some possible Scenarios
Ginsburgh, Victor A.; Fidrmuc, Jan; Weber, Shlomo - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010718606
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Ever Closer Union or Babylonian Discord? The Official-language Problem in the European Union
Fidrmuc, Jan; Ginsburgh, Victor; Weber, Shlomo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Extensive multilingualism is one of the most important and fundamental principles of the European Union. However, a large number of official languages (currently 23) hinders communication and imposes substantial financial and legal costs. We address the merits of multilingualism and formulate an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791253
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Le français: deuxième langue de l'Union européenne?
Ginsburgh, Victor A.; Fidrmuc, Jan; Weber, Shlomo - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, … - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008590523
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Voting on the choice of core languages in the European Union
Fidrmuc, Jan; Ginsburgh, Victor; Weber, Shlomo - In: European Journal of Political Economy 25 (2009) 1, pp. 56-62
Extensive multilingualism is one of the most important and fundamental principles of the European Union (EU). However, a large number of languages (currently 23) hinders communication and imposes substantial financial and legal costs. On the other hand, the reduction of the number of languages...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005307192
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Voting on the choice of core languages in the European Union
Fidrmuc, Jan; Ginsburgh, Victor; Weber, Shlomo - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003936531
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Ever closer union or Babylonian discord? : the official-language problem in the European Union
Fidrmuc, Jan (contributor); Ginsburgh, Victor (contributor);  … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003432767
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Ever closer union or Babylonian discord? : the official-language problem in the European Union
Fidrmuc, Jan; Ginsburgh, Victor; Weber, Shlomo - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003515909