The paper deals with the effects of migration resulting from EU Eastern enlargement on the welfare states of Western … is a rational reaction of the state. The proposed new EU constitution which contains far-reaching rules for a European …

criteria implies extensive business cycle harmonization between CEECs and EU countries in the medium term …

We assess the correlation of supply and demand shocks between current countries in the euro area and EU accession … with the euro area and conclude that continuing integration within the EU is likely to align the business cycles of these … countries in a manner similar to the synchronisation of supply and demand shocks we document for the EU in the 1990s …

(CEECs), a topic that has gained attention in recent years as new EU entrants prepare for participation in the monetary union …

advanced accession countries, the shocks remain significantly more idiosyncratic. Furthermore, many EU countries seem to have a … EU seems to have aligned the business cycles of these countries as well …

We assess the correlation of supply and demand shocks between current countries in the euro area and EU accession … with the euro area and conclude that continuing integration within the EU is likely to align the business cycles of these … countries in a manner similar to the synchronisation of supply and demand shocks we document for the EU in the 1990s.JEL numbers …

-enlargement migration flows following the EU's 2004 enlargement. We consider two baseline policy scenarios, with and without accession of … sending countries to the EU. Our results show that migration flows are driven by migration costs and economic conditions, but …

-enlargement migration flows following the EU's 2004 enlargement. We consider two baseline policy scenarios, with and without accession of … sending countries to the EU. Our results show that migration flows are driven by migration costs and economic conditions, but …

The new trade theory explains several features of the current development of EU's trade with CEECs better than the … peripheral EU countries. However, this induced increased specialization in EU countries, which contrasts with the development in …Um gewisse Merkmale der gegenwärtigen Entwicklung des Osthandels der EU zu erklären, ist die neue Außenhandelstheorie …