be hard to resist the eventual extension of existing EU mechanisms of income redistribution--a transfer union. We propose … an alternative strategy based on a relaxed stability pact, further strictures against central EU borrowing, labor market …

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 …

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

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 …

By merging KLEMS data sets and aggregating over the ten largest Western European nations (EU-10), we are able to … compare and contrast productivity growth up through 2015 starting from 1950 in the U.S. and from 1972 in the EU-10. Data are …-industries. The analysis focuses on outcomes over four time intervals: 1950-72, 1972-95, 1995-2005, and 2005-15. We interpret the EU …

coefficients show that immigration policies balancing the number of high-skilled and low-skilled immigrants from outside the EU …