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Trade Liberalization and Tax Reform in the Southern Mediterranean Region

Abed, George T. - 1998

The European Union’s Association Agreements with several countries in the Southern Mediterranean Region (SMR) aim to promote deeper economic integration between the SMR and the EU by establishing a free trade area in twelve years. Because a large share of the SMR countries’ total imports...

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Impact of European Union Association Agreementson Mediterranean Countries

Ghesquière, Henri C. - 1998

By establishing free trade for industrial products in 12 years, the European Union’s Association Agreements with countries in the Mediterranean region seek to promote accelerated economic growth. This paper reviews the literature and evaluates the economic benefits and costs for Tunisia,...

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Selected Transition and Mediterranean Countries : An Institutional Primeron EMU and EU Relations

Feldman, Robert Alan - 1998

Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) has a number of institutional implications for the transition countries of Central and Eastern Europe and selected Mediterranean countries that aspire to join the European Union (EU). After describing the current institutional framework for their relations with...

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The United States and the New Regionalism/ Bilateralism

Yang, Yongzheng - 2003

Current U.S. trade policy stresses establishing free trade areas (FTAs) with partners spanning the globe. Motivations include enhancing goods and services trade; stimulating investment flows; extending standards on intellectual property rights, labor, and the environment; and addressing...

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Impacton Intra-European Trade Agreements, 1990-2005 : Policy Implications for the Western Balkans and Ukraine

Qiao, Zhaogang - 2007

The paper provides quantitative estimates of the impact of the European trade agreements on trade flows. It applies both static and dynamic panel estimation techniques. The results are useful to policymakers because new intra-European trade agreements are being negotiated. In the absence of a...

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The Euro’s Effecton Trade Imbalances

Berger, Helge - 2010

When does trade become a one-way relationship? We study bilateral trade balances for a sample of 18 European countries over the period from 1948 through 2008. We find that, with the introduction of the euro, trade imbalances among euro area members widened considerably, even after allowing for...

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Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Trade Flows : Evidence From the European Union

Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni - 1998

This paper analyzes the effects of exchange rate volatility on bilateral trade flows. Through use of a gravity model and panel data from western Europe, exchange rate uncertainty is found to have a negative effect on international trade. The results seem to be robust with respect to the...

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Apocalypse then : The Evolution of the North Atlantic Economy and the Global Crisis

Bui, Trung - 2011

The financial crisis, originated from the collapse of US housing markets in 2008, reverberates around the world. Its destructive force was felt nowhere more keenly than Western Europe. Indeed, it continues to mire in financial volatility as the debt problem contagiously spreads around the...

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Integration of Eastern Europe Into the World Trading System

Junz, Helen B. - 1991

The sheer size of mandated trade among members of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA), and its composition and quality, means that its reorientation toward other markets entails a whole complex of structural adjustment policies. To be successful, policy reform must be...

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Fiscal Expectations Under the Stability and Growth Pact : Evidence From Survey Data

Poplawski-Ribeiro, Marcos - 2011

France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom during the period of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). Our findings … indicate that accuracy of financial expert deficit forecasts increased in France. Convergence between the European Commission …'s and market experts’ deficit forecasts also increased in France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, particularly during the …

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