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On the bilateral trade effects of free trade agreements between the EU-15 and the CEEC-4 countries

Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Rault, Christophe; Sova, Robert - 2008

Agreements (FTAs) on trade flows. In this paper we focus on FTAs (also called European agreements) between the European Union (EU … with the EU was signed exceeded trade growth of the control group of countries which did not become members …

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The role of association agreements within European Union enlargement to Central and Eastern European countries

Rault, Christophe (contributor); Sova, Robert (contributor); … - 2007

The main goal of regionalization is the creation of free trade areas and the guarantee for countries to accede to a widened market. Many studies dealing with the effects of regional free trade agreements on trade flows already exist in the economic literature and the explosion in the number of...

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Brainy Africans to fortress Europe : for money or colonial vestiges?

Constant, Amelie; Tien, Bienvenue N. - 2009

Economic reasons along with cultural affinities and the existence of networks have been the main determinants explaining migration flows between home and host countries. This paper reconsiders these approaches combined with the gravity model and empirically tests the hypothesis that ex-colonial...

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An expert stakeholder's view on European integration challenges

Constant, Amelie; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010

The standard approach of analyzing gaps in social and labor market outcomes of different ethnic groups relies on analysis of statistical data about the affected groups. In this paper we go beyond this approach by measuring the views of expert stakeholders involved in minority integration. This...

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The pass-through of exchange rate in the context of the European sovereign debt crisis

Cheikh, Nidhaleddine Ben; Rault, Christophe - 2015

This paper investigates whether exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) into import prices is a nonlinear phenomenon for five heavily indebted Euro area countries, namely the so-called GIIPS group (Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain). Using logistic smooth transition models, we explore the...

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A "healthy immigrant effect" or a "sick immigrant effect"? : selection and policies matter

Constant, Amelie; García-Muñoz, Teresa M.; Neuman, … - 2015

An extensive body of research related to immigrants in a variety of countries has documented a "healthy immigrant effect" (HIE). When immigrants arrive in the host country they are healthier than comparable native populations, but their health status may deteriorate with additional years in the...

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Europe agreements and trade balance : evidence from four new EU members

Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Rault, Christophe; Sova, Robert - 2011

This paper analyses the trade balance effects of Europe agreements (EA) between the EU-15 and four new EU members from …

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Sizing it up : labor migration lessons of the EU enlargement to 27

Constant, Amelie - 2011

While economists were pointing out the advantages of the EU enlargement, politicians and policymakers were raising … grave concerns about the significant political and economic differences between the newcomer states (EU12) and the "old … Europe" of EU15. The major point of apprehension was related to the labor markets. Visceral fear rendered more than one in …

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Micro and macro determinants of health : older immigrants in Europe

Constant, Amelie; García-Muñoz, Teresa M.; Neuman, … - 2014

We study the health determinants of immigrant men and women over the age of fifty, in Europe, and compare them to natives. We utilize the unique Survey of Health Aging and Retirement (SHARE) and augmented it with macroeconomic information on the 22 home countries and 16 host countries. Using...

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Immigrant performance and selective immigration policy : a European perspective

Constant, Amelie (contributor); … - 2005

The European Union aims at a stronger participation by its population in work to foster growth and welfare. There are concerns about the attachment of immigrants to the labour force, and discussions about the necessary policy responses. Integrated labour and migration policies are needed. The...

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