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EU enlargement, migration and the new constitution
Sinn, Hans-Werner - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 50 (2004) 4, pp. 685-707
The paper deals with the effects of migration resulting from EU Eastern enlargement on the welfare states of Western … is a rational reaction of the state. The proposed new EU constitution, which contains far-reaching rules for a European …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002485067
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Turkey and the EU : politics and economics of accession
Flam, Harry - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 50 (2004) 1, pp. 171-210
This paper discusses political and economic aspects of Turkish accession. Under present rules, Turkey would have the greatest number of council votes within twenty years, and receive the largest budget transfer. Free migration may increase the Turkish immigrant population in Germany from 2 to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001980841
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Formal and informal labour markets: challenges and policy in the Central and Eastern European New EU members and candidate countries
Schneider, Friedrich; Burger, Christina - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 51 (2005) 1, pp. 77-115
The paper aims at comparing the formal and informal labour markets in the Central and Eastern European new EU Member …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002701463
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Lessons of the 1999 abolition of intra-EU duty free sales for the new EU Member States
Gebauer, Andreas; Nam, Chang-woon; Parsche, Rüdiger - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 51 (2005) 1, pp. 133-157
The abolition of intra-EU duty free was critically discussed and accompanied by a vigorous and well-financed lobbying … considerable in the short-term. However, theoretical and empirical examinations made in this study suggest: (a) intra-EU duty free … eliminating intra-EU duty free shopping. These three important arguments, which can also be applied to the new EU Member States …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002701473
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The Euro at Stake? The Menatary Union in an Enlarged Europe
De Grauwe, Paul - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 49 (2003) 1, pp. 103-122
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001747421
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On the role of labour market reform for the enlargement of a monetary union
Hughes Hallett, Andrew; Hougaard Jensen, Svend Erik - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 49 (2003) 3, pp. 355-379
This paper studies the incentives to join a monetary union, and the incentives to reform within a monetary union and within the candidate countries, respectively. We present some "orders of magnitude" evidence on the size and balance of the incentive effects for joining and being joined, and on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001827334
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The dilemmas of tax coordination in the enlarged European Union
Brøchner, Jens; Jensen, Jesper; Svensson, Patrik; … - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 53 (2007) 4, pp. 561-595
This study evaluates the economic effects of corporate tax coordination in the enlarged European Union (EU) using a … welfare gains. The 2004 enlargement of the EU has increased the potential gains from tax harmonization, provided corporate tax … rates and tax bases are harmonized at their unweighted averages. (ii) All scenarios for coordination leave some EU Member …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003644802
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Can federal grants mitigate social competition?
Drèze, Jacques H.; Figuières, Charles; Hindriks, Jean - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 53 (2007) 4, pp. 596-617
The European economic integration leads to increasing mobility of factors, thereby threatening the stability of social transfer programs. This article investigates the possibility to achieve by means of voluntary matching grants both the optimal allocation of factors and the optimal level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003644815
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Towards evidence-based reform of European universities
Ploeg, Frederick van der; Veugelers, Reinhilde - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 54 (2008) 2, pp. 99-120
After the Bologna agreement and the Lisbon Agenda, reform of European university systems has been higher on the political agenda. This is necessary, since most European universities have been suffering from stifling blankets of government regulation, having to make do with much less funds than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003738516
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Pensions under ageing populations and the EU stability and growth pact
Beetsma, Roel; Oksanen, Heikki - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 54 (2008) 4, pp. 563-592
This article explores how the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) may cope with the future costs of population ageing in the European Union. Clearly, population ageing has forced countries to reform their pension systems, and will continue to do so, both by reducing the generosity of pension...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003787623