The cyclical pattern of labor productivity has been a subject of discussion in the economic literature for long time with important theoretical implications.Many authors point out the role of labor market institutions as determinants of the cyclical pattern. For these authors, the loss of...

An enlarged EU requires a reformulation of the basic structure that has so far characterized the EU's institutions, finances and common policies. This analysis focuses on the proposal that the EU Commission was made to reform the cohesion policy. There are significant economic implications for...

In this paper, we assess the economic impact on the Spanish economy resulting from European Union enlargement. We present a detailed analysis of the process of negotiation for candidate countries and an outline of their economic situation, as well as a first qualitative balance of the effects of...

This paper offers an empirical evaluation of the economic effects of the European Structural and Cohesion aids (or Community Support Frameworks, CSF) received since 1989, or yet to be received until 2006, by Spain, amounting to a total of almost 100 billion euros at 1999 prices. To that end, we...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of moral judgment, both collective and individual, on the acquisition of counterfeit goods. A second objective is to identify to what extent the purchase intention of counterfeits is useful as an indicator of the final decision to buy these...

We use network-analysis tools to identify communities in the web of exporters' destinations. Our network-based community measure is purely outcome-based; it captures multilateral rather than bilateral dependence across countries; and it can be calculated at the industry level. We next use our...