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Fiscal competition, convergence and agglomeration
Fenge, Robert (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003598831
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Euro area imbalances
Mink, Mark; Jacobs, Jan; Haan, Jakob de - 2016
We argue that if currency union member states have different potential output per capita, output growth rates, or trade balances, the common monetary policy may not be optimal for all of them. Euro area imbalances for potential output and for trade balances are quite large, while output growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011587915
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Taxation of insurance
Christiansen, Vidar - 2017
Should we exempt the services of insurance companies from VAT? Addressing this issue, the paper distinguishes between … insurance against a general loss of resources and a loss of a specific commodity (property insurance). There is a case for … exempting the former kind of insurance, but not the latter. Finally, comparing insurance through a producer warranty with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011781970
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Social union, convergence and migration
Sinn, Hans-Werner; Ochel, Wolfgang - 2003
The forces of the market and systems competition bring about economic and social convergence in Europe. There is no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011507973
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Is there really a European business cycle?
Inklaar, Robert; Haan, Jakob de - 2000
In this paper we argue that in contrast to the conclusion of Artis and Zhang, there is not much evidence in support of the view that increased exchange rate stability is related to more synchronised business cycles in Europe. This finding may have important consequences, as existing differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781543
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Convergence of monetary transmission in EMU new evidence
Toolsema-Veldman, Linda Adriana; Sturm, Jan-Egbert; … - 2001
This paper examines how the pass-through of monetary policy measures in 6 EMU countries has evolved over time and whether there is convergence in monetary transmission. The countries included are: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, and the sample period is 1980-2000. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398432
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Production integration in the European Union
Nordström, Håkan; Flam, Harry - 2018
Measured by trade in intermediate inputs, economic integration has increased between 2000 and 2014 between members of the European Union and even more with non-members. Integration is negatively related to economic size and positively to the number of years as a member. Germany is the largest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011809936
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Catching-up and inflation in Europe : Balassa-Samuelson, Engel's law and other Culprits
Égert, Balázs - 2010
This study analyses the impact of economic catching-up on annual inflation rates in the European Union with a special focus on the new member countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Using an array of estimation methods, we show that the Balassa-Samuelson effect is not an important driver of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003982012
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The determinants of economic growth in European regions
Crespo Cuaresma, Jesús; Doppelhofer, Gernot; … - 2009
We use Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA) to evaluate the robustness of determinants of economic growth in a new dataset of 255 European regions in the 1995-2005 period. We use three different specifications based on (1) the cross-section of regions, (2) the cross-section of regions with country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003806087
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Does the Euro-zone diverge? : a stress indicator for analyzing trends and cycles in real GDP and inflation
Flaig, Gebhard (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003496544