the gains from trade in countries with more exporter firms and the welfare gains of European market integration in 2003-2012 …

This paper discusses the process of European institutional integration from a political-economy perspective, linking … integration and disintegration. First, we introduce the fundamental trade-off between economies of scale associated with larger … implications of the trade-off for European integration. Second, we describe the two main political theories of European integration …

Europe's monetary union is part of a broader process of integration that started in the aftermath of World War II. In … this "political guide for economists" we look at the creation of the euro within the bigger picture of European integration …. How and why were European institutions established? What are the goals and determinants of European Integration? What is …