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The Nordic EFTA Countries' Options: Seeking Community Membership or a Permanent EEA-Accord
Hamilton, Carl B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1991
Beyond `1992' the EFTA countries face the choice between a permanent European Economic Area (EEA) accord, and seeking full membership of the European Community. The paper analyses this choice, focusing on the Nordic EFTA countries.
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The Political Economy of State Aids in the European Community: Some Econometric Evidence
Neven, Damien J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
This paper analyses the pattern of state aids to the manufacturing sector in ten EC countries for the period 1981--90. It focuses on determinants suggested by the political economy of state aids. We estimate a regression model where the intensity of state aids is accounted for by the weakness of...
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Regional Convergence in the European Community
Gouyette, Claudine; Neven, Damien J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
Portugal into the EC in 1985. This evidence also lends support to the view that trade liberalization can exacerbate disparities …
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Models of Economic Integration and Localized Growth
Bertola, Giuseppe - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992
Economic integration and free factor mobility may be expected to enhance the growth performance of a united Europe. Simple models of integration among independent, endogenously-growing economic entities suggest that factor mobility may deepen rather than reduce regional differences in economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124272
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European Trade and Welfare after `1992'
Winters, L. Alan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992
This paper reviews estimates of the effects of `1992' on international trade and welfare, and the policy implications …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136688
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Comparisons of Business Cycles in Greece and the EC: Idiosyncracies and Regularities
Christodoulakis, Nikos; Dimelis, Sophia; Kollintzas, Tryphon - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993
terms of trade. We take this evidence to suggest that the propagation mechanism for business cycles in Greece is fairly …
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Spain's Industrial Exports to the EEC: A Panel Data Approach
Martín, Carmela; Moreno, Lourdes - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1991
a sectoral panel data approach. Apart from overcoming the bias likely to arise from aggregate trade equations, this … Trade models, seem to be crucial in explaining industrial trade patterns. Our results show that both cost and price …
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`1992': Trade and Welfare; A General Equilibrium Model
Gasiorek, Michael; Smith, Alasdair; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992
equilibrium model of trade under imperfect competition. The focus of the paper is the welfare consequences of reducing trade … barriers and the changes in production and trade flows with the rest of the world. Welfare changes by country are reported and … these are decomposed by source of gain. Two sets of results are reported: a `segmented market' experiment where trade costs …
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The Geography of Development: Evaluating Migration Restrictions and Coastal Flooding
Desmet, Klaus; Nagy, David Krisztián; Rossi-Hansberg, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
We study the relationship between geography and growth. To do so, we first develop a dynamic spatial growth theory with realistic geography. We characterize the model and its balanced growth path and propose a methodology to analyze equilibria with different levels of migration frictions. We...
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Production Networks, Geography and Firm Performance
Bernard, Andrew B.; Moxnes, Andreas; Saito, Yukiko U. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper examines the importance of buyer-supplier relationships, geography and the structure of the production network in firm performance. We develop a simple model where firms can outsource tasks and search for suppliers in different locations. Low search and outsourcing costs lead firms to...
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