with its views on tobacco tax policy in the EU. A 2004 publication issued by the Commission expressed the beliefs that … specific rates. This article reviews and evaluates EU tobacco tax policies. It supports the move towards specific taxation, but …

inputs, the EU has devised a flat-rate scheme that permits them to charge a presumptive rate (approximately equal to the …

This paper estimates the effects of the EU enlargements in the 2000s for trade in parts and components and trade in … EU and OECD countries. The estimation approach accounts for firm heterogeneity and selection bias in a panel …-data framework. We find a positive and significant effect of the EU-accession on CEECs trade in intermediate and final goods. The …

In a major setback for the EU, only two of four Eastern Partnership countries actually initialed Association Agreements … the EU, the paper shows that the Eastern Partnership countries, including Ukraine, by far the largest in the group, gain … significantly from free trade agreements with the EU, but gain little if anything from free trade agreements with Russia …

these design shortcomings, the EU VAT is in danger of becoming an anachronism compared with modern VATs elsewhere. This …

Eastern Partnership attempted to further political stability and economic development by liberalizing trade between the EU and … establishing political democracy and human rights in key countries. In response, the EU increased the emphasis in the ENP on … among the countries of the region as well as between each such country and the EU. Using a panel gravity model of trade …

This paper estimates the external costs of harmful alcohol use in the European Union (EU) and confronts them with the … State, drinkers do not appear to pay their way. This reflects the EU's acquiescence in a formidable alcohol problem. Fifteen …