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Overcoming History Through Exit or Integration - Deep-Rooted Sources of Support for the European Union
Gehring, Kai - 2020
Preferences about the vertical distribution of power in federal systems are not well understood. I argue that negative historical experiences with higher-level governments can plausibly raise demands for exit strategies and a devolution of power. But integration, for instance delegating power...
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The Impact of Consumer Protection in the Digital Age : Evidence from the European Union
Rösner, Anja - 2020
We investigate the effect of an EU-wide consumer protection regulation on consumer trust as well as consumer behavior. The Unfair Commercial Practice Directive (UCPD) was implemented by EU member states between 2007 and 2010. We utilize data from the Special and Flash Eurobarometer for the years...
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The Impact of Council's Internal Decision-Making Rules on the Future EU
Widgren, Mika - 2021
This paper deals with the voting rules in the EU Council. Both internal and external impact of the voting rules are evaluated. Internal impact affects the distribution of power among the member states and external impact affects power relations between the main decision-making bodies in the EU....
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Rallying Around the EU Flag : Russia's Invasion of Ukraine and Attitudes Toward European Integration
Berlinschi, Ruxanda; Farvaque, Etienne; Fidrmuc, Jan; … - 2022
This paper uses a survey among students at European universities to explore whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has affected attitudes toward European integration. Some respondents completed the survey just before Russia’s assault on February 24, 2022, and some did so just afterwards, thus...
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Climate Mitigation Policy in Denmark : A Prototype for Other Countries
Batini, Nicoletta; Parry, Ian; Wingender, Philippe - 2021
Denmark has a highly ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 70 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. While … there is general agreement that carbon pricing should be the centerpiece of Denmark’s mitigation strategy, pricing needs to … strategy Denmark develops can be a good prototype for others to follow. This paper discusses mechanisms to scale up domestic …
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Quantifying the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement
Felbermayr, Gabriel J. - 2018
the Americas, Africa and MENA countries slightly lose. 14% of the welfare gains inside the FTA stem from tariffs, the …
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The Brexit Conundrum Worsens the UK's Relationship with the European Union
Ryan, John T - 2019
Ireland, as debate grows around the prospect of a united Ireland inside the EU. UK politics is in turmoil and in a chronic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012861473
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and European Trade Flows : Evidence from a Dynamic Panel Model
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Sova, Anamaria; Sova, Robert - 2022
This paper investigates the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on trade flows in the case of the European countries. First, an ARDL dynamic panel model is estimated using the PMG method to analyse monthly data covering the most recent period (2019M1-2021M12); then, the GMM and PCSE approaches are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014080051
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Are Trade Preferences a Panacea? The African Growth and Opportunity Act and African Exports
Fernandes, Ana M. - 2019
countries. The illusion of sustained African apparel exports is created by late-bloomers in East Africa offsetting boom …-bust patterns in Southern Africa and insignificant responses in Central and West Africa. Firm-level customs data reveal that even in … East Africa the recent export growth was driven by new entrants rather than incumbent firms whose competitiveness might …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012866374
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Global Value Chains, Trade Shocks and Jobs : An Application to Brexit
Vandenbussche, Hylke - 2019
We develop a network trade model with country-sector level input-output linkages. It includes (1) domestic and global value chain linkages between all country-sectors, (2) direct as well as indirect shipments (via other sectors and countries) to a final destination, (3) value added rather than...
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