dataset on the transparency on merger control in the EU banking sector, we estimate the probability that a bank is taken over … integration of EU banking markets requires a higher degree of transparency of the regulatory process. …

This paper analyses the growth effects of EU structural funds using a new panel dataset of 124 NUTS-1 / NUTS-2 regions …

The current empirical literature on the impact of EU Cohesion Policy on the economic growth rates of the European … assumptions, this paper applies the method of generalized propensity score (GPS) to a sample of 122 NUTS-1 and NUTS-2 EU-15 …

Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in … governance in the EU banking sector. This paper analyzes the efficiency of shareholder control and hostile takeovers as corporate … governance mechanisms in the EU banking sector against the background of the regulatory environment and differences in the …

The impact of EU Cohesion Policy has mainly been evaluated with regard to its growth effects. We extend the perspective … by investigating the impact of EU Cohesion Policy on public investments and budget deficits in order to learn more about … the channels through which this policy field works. Using a dataset of 27 EU countries for the time period 1982-2006, we …

. Its main purpose is to promote the development of the EU and to support convergence between the levels of development of … and provide some remarks for future research. -- Economic integration ; regional growth ; EU Cohesion Policy ; panel data …

protect domestic banks from foreign investors. A survey of the EU Commission indicates that the misuse of supervisory powers … and political interference is not only a barrier to cross-border consolidation in Italy, but in other EU countries as well … transparency of merger control. The main source of information is a questionnaire that was sent to the supervisors in the 25 EU …

reasons and formal errors’. Following these events, the EU Commission brought actions against Italy for infringement of the … questionnaire on banking regulation that was sent to the supervisory authorities in the 25 EU member countries between October 2006 …

Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in … governance in the EU banking sector. This paper analyzes the efficiency of shareholder control and hostile takeovers as corporate … governance mechanisms in the EU banking sector against the background of the regulatory environment and differences in the …

There is ample anecdotal evidence that political influence constitutes a barrier to the integration of the EU banking … market. Based on a dataset on the transparency on the supervisory review process of bank mergers in the EU, I estimate the …