distribution is also examined. We compare the situation in 2009 with that in 2014 (or 2013) for fifteen EU Member States … those in strong recovery by 2014. As EU-SILC micro-data containing household income for 2013 or 2014 are not available yet …, standard EUROMOD routines are enhanced with additional adjustments to the EU-SILC based input data in order to take into …

limiting its increase, comparing within and between seven diverse EU countries. We do that by measuring the implications of …

Do High-Skilled Third-Country (i.e. Non-EU) Migrants Contribute to Productivity Growth? In order to foster innovation … 13 old EU Member States and examines the role of high-skilled third-country (HS-TC) migrants for innovation – as captured …-TC migrants are relatively less productive than HS EU migrants. Results for selected individual industries are more mixed, with …

limited sanctions response, particularly from the EU, while a full invasion would entail major sanctions from the West as a … the EU -is unlikely given the sizeable negative impact it would have on both sides. Aside from energy, the most painful … accelerate EU moves towards energy diversification away from Russia. However, the economic impact of this on Russia will be …

Migration from Africa and the Middle East to the EU has intensified over the last two decades. Relative differences … between developed EU and less developed African and Middle East countries have not declined that much and continue to drive … mobility. Also, demographic trends show a strong contrast between the population of the EU (ageing and shrinking rapidly) and …

the back of high energy prices. If the EU were to ban imports of energy from Russia, or if Russia itself limits or stops … gas exports to the EU, the trade impacts would be much more significant. The medium- and long-term outlook for Ukraine … integration with the EU. For Russia, the economy will lose its access to Western technological transfer, and this cannot be fully …