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The Effects of European Economic Integrationon the Profitability of Industries

Hakura, Dalia - 1998

This paper examines the effects of intensified international competition on industry profits in six European Union (EU) countries. The paper uses two methods to estimate industry profits. The traditional method uses accounting data to obtain a measure of gross price-average cost margins. The...

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European Fiscal Harmonization and the French Economy

Perraudin, W. R. M. - 1990

This paper examines the implications of European fiscal harmonization for the French economy using a general equilibrium model. The latter extends the overlapping generations simulation model of Auerbach and Kotlikoff in three ways. A well-developed external sector is included. Households face...

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Asymmetry in the ERM : A Case Study of French and German Interest Rates Since Basle-Nyborg

Perraudin, W. R. M. - 1992

We study empirically daily French and German interest rate changes since the Basle-Nyborg agreement of September 1987. In particular, we ask whether the shock associated with German unification altered the degree of leadership of German monetary policy in the ERM. We conclude that Germany’s...

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Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa

Goreux, Louis M. - 2002

Cotton production in West and Central Africa (WCA) has contributed to growth and poverty reduction. Recently, the … by major cotton producers outside Africa). Several countries in WCA are undergoing reforms in the cotton sector to …