generous welfare systems. After the introduction of the freedom of movement for Eastern European workers, EU-15 countries can … not support the prediction of a race to the bottom in protection levels. Using data from the EU-LFS 2004 to 2011, I …

important insights on the economic catch-up exhibited by the new EU members in light of the institutional changes and … convergence in the EU, however, we identify subgroups that converge to different steady states using an iterative testing … suggests a clear separation between the new and old EU member states in the long run. …

substantial increase in migration flows from the UK to the remaining EU/EFTA countries. Exceptional spikes in naturalisation … figures further indicate that UK-immigrants already living in other EU member states are actively taking decisions to mitigate … zeigen wir eine erhebliche Zunahme der Migrationsströme aus dem Vereinigten Königreich in die übrigen EU …

trade and the environment in the context of the EU enlargement. In this paper we analyze the interactions of different … the EU. There is meanwhile a large quantitative literature on the economic effects of full integration of the associated … countries into the EU as well as on the Kyoto Protocol. However, there is a lack of quantitative research on the linkage of …