1. Introduction -- 2. Convergence of the EU member states in Central-Eastern and South Eastern Europe (EU11): a framework for convergence inside a close regional cooperation -- 3. Towards a new growth model in CESEE: three challenges ahead -- 4. Regional dynamics in EU11 -- 5. How the European...

1.Introduction -- 2.The economic impact of Single Market membership on the EU enlargement countries -- 3. FDI as force of convergence in the CESEE countries -- 4.The impact of EU cohesion funds on macroeconomic development in the Visegrad countries after the 2008-2009 financial crisis -- 5. The...

This book provides a detailed examination of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) after closer integration in the European Union. An important facet of European economic integration was the development of a free-trade area in Central and Eastern Europe,...

This book brings together policymakers, high-level practitioners, academics, and experts from central banks and international institutions in order to review key policy challenges for convergence in the region of central, eastern and south-eastern Europe. Contributions focus especially on...

This volume collects selected papers on the European Union from the 13th Congress of the International Economic Association held in Lisbon, September 2002. It starts with an address by Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission, who sets the tone for the other papers by describing and...

This volume brings together contributions on the major economic policy issues which have opened up as a result of the immanent process of European Union Enlargement. The issues analyzed range from modelling and analyzing the costs and benefits of enlargement, to challenges for macroeconomic...

Convergence to the Centre -- Financial Markets: Banks Capital Markets -- Firm Size, Productivity, EU-Funds and Corruption -- Labour Markets: Structural Characteristics and the Impact of Two Crises -- Transport and Mobility -- Monetary, Macroprudential, and Fiscal Policy -- Green Economy: Energy,...

Financial Crisis and Brain Drain: An Investigation of the Emigration Intentions of Greek Scientists -- Complexity in a Bertrand Duopoly Game with Heterogeneous Players and Differentiated Goods -- A Performance Measurement System for Staff of the Logistics Section - A Case Study for an Oil & Gas...

Introduction (Paul Dobrescu) -- Part I. Envisaging Development in the Contemporary Society: Theory and Public Debates -- Why Do Some Countries Develop and Others Not? (Ian Goldin) -- Measuring the Hard-to-Measure in Development: Dimensions, Measurement Challenges, and Responses (Anne L....

Part I: The EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood Context -- 1. Introduction: Resilience and the Eastern Partnership—What Relevance for Policies?- Gabriela Carmen Pascariu and Gilles Rouet -- 2. Increasingly Geopolitical: EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood in the Age of Multiple Crises- Cristian Nitoiu --...