, regions, or countries. The enlargement of the EU or the introduction of the euro, however, can be looked upon as integration … that go along with EU integration along the border. Both at the urban and regional level, we find a beneficial influence of … the EU integration process as measured by the growth in population share along the integration borders, leading to an …

within the EU and how this changed between 1980 and 2008. We present several novel empirical regularities that paint a … heterogeneity within member states themselves, or in well functioning federations such as the US, cultural diversity across EU …

EU economies between 2000 and 2016. The relevance of this topic stems both from the far-reaching implications of real …

This paper examines the responses of private consumption, residential investment, and business investment in 11 EU …

sample of large and complex banking groups (LCBGs) in the EU. The results indicate varying credit risk profiles across these …

This paper provides evidence on the role of net fiscal transfers to households and EU structural funds for per … growth rates in poor receiving regions decline by less than in rich paying regions. EU structural and cohesion funds spent …

countries is mostly a characteristic of regions in old EU member states. We also find robust evidence of positive growth of …