As a result of the macroeconomic convergence process in the light of the 1991 Maastricht Treaty, the monetary union between most of the EU countries started on January 1, 1999. Meanwhile, ten formerly eastern block countries and the Southern Section of Cyprus are preparing their economy for a...

For the classification of industries within a certain country on the basis of their comparative trade advantage or trade disadvantage it is common practise to use the Balassa index. If the value of this index exceeds 1, the concomitant industry is thought to have a comparative trade advantage....

This paper briefly discusses the possible effects of the introduction of the Euro on Turkish economy. It is mainly based on the analytical framework presented in Kibritcioglu (2001, ewp-mac/0301004). ***** TURKCE KUNYE: Kibritcioglu, A. (2000), 'Euro'nun Türkiye Ekonomisi Üzerindeki Etkileri...

Parallel trade is a legal movement (arbitrage) of goods from one country where the product is first sourced and protected by intellectual property rights to another one but without the warranty of the manufacturer company. This phenomenon takes place as a result of the coexistence of the...

Competition policy has seen quite significant changes over the past years. With the reform of Merger Control and the application of Article 81 (agreements) an "effects-based, economic approach" was formally introduced by the Commission. Two other areas of competition policy are under discussion,...

Governments in the EU grant Rescue and Restructure Subsidies to bail out ailing firms. In an international asymmetric Cournot duopoly we study effects of such subsidies on market structure and welfare. We adopt a common market setting, where consumers from the two countries form one market. We...

The energy market liberalisation process in Europe is increasingly focused on electricity market integration and related cross border issues. This signals that the liberalisation of national electricity markets is now closer to the long-term objective of a single European energy market. The...