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Turkey and the EU : politics and economics of accession

Flam, Harry - 2003

This paper discusses political and economic aspects of Turkish accession. Under present rules, Turkey would have the … Turkey, particularly in agriculture. The main obstacles to accession are not economic, but political. Historical experience … prevents Turkey from eliminating the decisive political role of the military, giving Kurds and other minorities cultural rights …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011506471

Turkish delight does Turkey´s accession to the EU bring economic benefits?

Lejour, Arjan; Mooij, Ruud A. de - 2004

Turkey triggered by EU-membership; and (iii) migration in response to the free movement of workers. Overall, the … macroeconomic implications for EU countries are small but positive. European exports increase by around 20 percent. Turkey … accession to the internal market and free movement of labour. If Turkey would succeed in reforming its domestic institutions in …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011402438

Fiscal policy in new EU member states : go East, prudent man!

Schneider, Ondřej (contributor); Zápal, Jan (contributor) - 2005

The European Union (EU) accepted ten new member states (NMS) in 2004. These countries, mostly former socialist countries, have had to adjust their economic policies to the EU’s standards. Perhaps most difficult has proven to be fiscal policy whereby NMS must comply with the Stability and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003110155

Eastern enlargement of the EU : jobs, investment and welfare in present member countries

Heijdra, Ben J.; Keuschnigg, Christian; Kohler, Wilhelm - 2002

Eastern enlargement of the EU promises gains, but also imposes fiscal costs on incumbent countries. A sensitive issue concerns immigration, jobs and wages. We address these issues in a general equilibrium framework, both analytically and through numerical simulations. Analytical results identify...

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The role of the state in economic development

Tabellini, Guido Enrico - 2004

This paper discusses the recent literature on the role of the state in economic development. It concludes that government incentives to enact sound policies are key to economic success. It also discusses the evidence on what happens after episodes of economic and political liberalizations,...

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Labour market institutions and their effect on labour market performance in the new EU member countries

Fialová, Kamila (contributor); … - 2008

This article focuses on the role of labour market institutions in explaining different labour market developments in European countries, with a special attention to the new European Union member countries. This may allow us to analyse effects of various institutional setups and of their changes...

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Voting in the European Union : Central Europe's lost voice

Schneider, Ondřej (contributor) - 2008

Ten Central European countries became members of the European Union in the years 2004 - 2007. They constitute 20% of the EU's total population; and even though their economic output is much lower, it rises dynamically. New members' impact on the EU policies has nevertheless been limited. This is...

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Exchange rate regime and wage determination in Central and Eastern Europe

Schnabl, Gunther (contributor); … - 2008

After the eastern enlargement of the European Union due to increasing labor market integration, wage determination and monetary integration in Central and Eastern Europe have become key issues in European economic policy making. Based on the Scandinavian model of wage adjustment by Lindbeck...

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Real convergence, capital flows, and competitiveness in Central and Eastern Europe

Belke, Ansgar; Schnabl, Gunther; Zemanek, Holger - 2009

The paper scrutinizes the role of wages and capital flows for competitiveness in the new EU member states in the context of real convergence. For this purpose it extends the seminal Balassa-Samuelson model by international capital markets. The augmented Balassa-Samuelson model is linked to the...

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Beyond the Balassa-Samuelson effect in some new member states of the European Union

García-Solanes, José (contributor); … - 2007

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