After English what's most important language by GDP? (weighted by per capita GDP of each speaker, discounted for 2nd/3rd lang etc)? Spanish?
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Hmm. GDP seems incomplete way to value languages. There's a "foreign-trade" component (English hi, Chinese low) and a bond-like component.
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Take 2: Econ importance of a language=W1*("domestic" econ)+W2*("foreign idea trade")+W3*(kids learning it as L1)+W4*(use as reserve Lang)
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Per capita? Has to be Japanese or German. Maybe even French. Spanish/Chinese have low per capita.
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I meant local per capita, globally aggregated. Alternative summation so to speak, since lang and political boundaries are diff.

