economists' attention some recent analyses of citizens' attitudes towards Europe from political science. Then, by cross … 'South' or 'Core' and 'Periphery'. The main implication is that the EU experiences a stalemate between 'more Europe vs. less … Europe' at the level of peoples, which seriously undermines support for further integration 'from below'. …

of trade barriers in Europe has led to a more homogeneous spatial distribution of economic activity. With regard to the … Brexit, we find moderate welfare losses for the UK of -0.44 percent in the most pessimistic scenario while continental Europe …

liberalisation in Europe spurred multilateral trade liberalisation under the auspices of the GATT and the WTO . The Kennedy Round of … regional liberalisation of trade in Europe has only been partial and confined to trade in goods. The service sector represents … Treaty of Rome, Europe must put the programme of trade liberalisation back on track. The liberalisation of trade in goods 50 …

In the past, economic integration in Europe was largely compatible with the persistence of different national varieties …

this paper, we quantitatively analyse the level of economic integration in Europe. We develop a comprehensive economic …