income shock in the EU, compared to 32 per cent in the US. In the case of an unemployment shock 48 per cent of the shock are … absorbed in the EU, compared to 34 per cent in the US. This cushioning of disposable income leads to a demand stabilization of … 26 to 35 per cent in the EU and 19 per cent in the US. There is large heterogeneity within the EU. Automatic stabilizers …

, but we also document a strong degree of heterogeneity across EU insiders. Effects on EU outsiders are often insignificant … are substantial for many countries as well. Percentage losses are more pronounced for more central EU members, while …

The currently negotiated Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the EU and the United States of America … offset each other in Norway. A comprehensive agreement between the EU and the US would lead to an increase in Norwegian GDP …

The sheer size of the EU and US economies combined suggests substantial economic benefits from eliminating tariffs … demonstrate gains on the level of GDP per capita from 0.5 to 4.0% for the EU and a similar span for the US. Almost all of the … variety, and higher productivity. Virtually all EU member states benefit, while TTIP outsiders may lose. Estimates of job …

economic self-interest. On the basis of the Eurobarometer, a comprehensive semiannual survey that monitors public opinion in EU …

This paper analyses the European budget and the position of the ten new member states. We argue that the EU budget … that the current EU budget setting is, at best, neutral with respect to the EU-wide long-term growth potential and may … actually hamper growth in the majority of the EU countries if the distortionary nature of taxation is taken into account …