-à-vis the rest of the world –in particular vis-à-vis China, Central and Eastern Europe, and oil exporters- on the external …

in Europe with a focus on these two groups, looking at contributions from cyclical and other factors, and seeking to draw …

countries with the advanced Europe countries. The results show strong co-movements in output growth and interest rates but … weaker linkages bewteen inflation and real credit growth within Europe. While the euro area is the dominant source of … small but notable impact of CESEE countries on the rest of the Europe. …

analysis finds strong role of supply links in cross-country export performance in Europe, where these links between countries …

While anecdotal evidence suggests that interest groups play a key role in shaping immigration policy, there is no … combining information on the number of temporary work visas with data on lobbying activity associated with immigration. We find … robust evidence that both pro- and anti-immigration interest groups play a statistically significant and economically …

We propose a novel approach to measure the dynamic macroeconomic effects of immigration on the destination country …, combining the analysis of episodes of large immigration waves with instrumental variables techniques. We distinguish the impact … of immigration shocks in OECD countries from that of refugee immigration in emerging and developing economies. In OECD …