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On optimal currency areas and common cycles : are the acceding countries ready to join the euro?
Grimm, Louisa; Steinkamp, Sven; Westermann, Frank - 2021
euro as their currency and recent research has shown that countries currently pursuing this goal indeed fulfill the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012506932
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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 … of various institutional setups and of their changes on major labour market indicators. We aim at complementing several … early 2000's both in "oldʺ and "newʺ EU member states. We estimate effects of labour market institutions on various …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763951
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003790698
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Understanding the latest wave and future shape of regional trade and cooperation agreements in Asia
Bhattacharyay, Biswanath (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003457169
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EU banks rating assignments : is there heterogeneity between new and old member countries?
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Matousek, Roman; Stewart, Chris - 2010
We model EU countries' bank ratings using financial variables and allowing for intercept and slope heterogeneity. Our aim is to assess whether "old" and "new" EU countries are rated differently and to determine whether "new" ones are assigned lower ratings, ceteris paribus, than "old" ones. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003974520
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Fiscal and migration competition
Razin, Asaf; Tsadḳah, Efrayim - 2010
It is often argued that tax competition may lead to a 'race to the bottom'. This result may indeed hold in the case of factor mobility (such as capital). However, in this paper we emphasize the unique feature of labor migration, that may nullify the 'race to the bottom' hypothesis. Labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003974528
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The trade and FDI effects of EMU enlargement
Brouwer, Jelle (contributor); Paap, Richard (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003612738
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Fiscal policies and business cycles in an enlarged euro area
Stæhr, Karsten (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003496514
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Trade, conflicts, and political integration : the regional interplays
Vicard, Vincent (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003395368
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Catching-up and inflation in Europe : Balassa-Samuelson, Engel's law and other Culprits
Égert, Balázs - 2010
periods of very fast growth. We interpret these results as a sign that price level convergence comes from goods, market and … non-market service prices. Furthermore, we find that the Phillips curve flattens with a decline in the inflation rate …
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