This paper presents a new set of indicators concerning the status of economic reform in the candidate countries for the enlargement of the European Union which is scheduled for 2004. After an overview of indicators of institutional development, macroeconomic policy and trade policy, a composite...

The integration of the central and eastern European countries into the international capital markets has been and will be determined by the process of European Union integration. Our analysis shows that southern and eastern European countries already appear to be surprisingly similar regarding...

Derivates on a property index offer a great opportunity to diversify a real estate portfolio quickly and cost effectively. Property investors can use derivatives to expand or reduce the allocation in certain markets and sectors. Property index derivatives allow investors to change synthetically...

This paper examines the additional advantages of membership of the Central and Eastern European countries in the European Union (EU) over the already advanced economic integration between the Union and its eastern neighbours. Besides transfers, further reductions in trade barriers and guaranteed...

Initiatives to reduce transatlantic trade barriers or to harmonize trade-related domestic policies in the EU and the US appear regularly on the agenda of policy makers. The last decade saw also considerable steps in transatlantic economic cooperation focusing on special aspects. In February...

Regionale Integration wird trrotz multilateraler Liberalisierung im Ramhen der Welthandelsorgansiation (WTO) von vielen Ländern weiter vorangetrieben. Dieser Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit den dynamischen Effekten einer nordatlantischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (North Atlantic Economic Community...