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 …

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 …

productivity) engage in fiscal competition. Using numerical simulations we examine how the migration and tax policies are shaped … productivity gap, we also analyze the implications of the productivity gap for the design of migration and tax policies. … differences for tax policies between free and controlled migration, and the role of productivity gap"--National Bureau of Economic …

total factor productivity. We exploit time, country, and industry differences in the opening of EU labor markets from 2004 …