[1] Grin studied economics at the University of Geneva, where he obtained a doctorate summa cum laude in 1989.
In this document, Grin indicates that the choice of Esperanto as a bridge language for Europe would lead to an annual saving of 25 billion euros.
[2] In 2005 François Grin wrote Foreign language teaching as public policy, answering a request by the Haut conseil de l'éducation.
[3] This document attempts to answer the following questions: "What foreign languages ought to be taught, for what reasons, and considering what context?
A set of three, e.g. French, German and English, would reduce inequalities among speakers, but still impose a burden on those whose first language is not among those chosen.