Using annual data for 18 OECD countries over the period 1980-2004, we investigate howlabour and financial factors interact to determine unemployment by estimating a dynamicpanel model using the system generalized method of moments (GMM). We show that theimpact of financial variables depends...

The aim of this paper is to provide new empirical evidence on the impact of international financialintegration on the long-run Real Exchange Rate (RER) in 39 developing countries belonging to threedifferent geographical regions (Latin America, Asia and MENA). It covers the period 1979-2004,...

This paper analyses trade specialisation dynamics in two Eastern European countries(Romania and Bulgaria – EEC-2) vis-à-vis the core EU member states (EU-15) over theperiod 1990-2006. Specifically, we focus on whether there is a shift towards intra-industrytrade leading to economic...