countries (CEECs), a topic that has gained attention as the newest EU members approach monetary union. Our meta-analysis of 35 …

This paper summarises the key findings of a recent study on the impact of Eastern Enlargement of the European Union (EU … affect labour markets in the EU, namely i) trade, ii) foreign direct investment, and iii) migration. A main conclusion of the … the long-run stock of immigrants from the CEECs-10 in the EU will increase from 0.85 in 1998 to a peak of 3.9 million …

The new trade theory explains several features of the current development of EU's trade with CEECs better than the … peripheral EU countries. However, this induced increased specialization in EU countries, which contrasts with the development in …Um gewisse Merkmale der gegenwärtigen Entwicklung des Osthandels der EU zu erklären, ist die neue Außenhandelstheorie …

This paper discusses the eastward enlargement process of the EU in the framework of a simple war of attrition … bargaining game. Both players - the existing EU members and the applicants - benefit from enlargement, yet for the applicants … reform to the acquis is costly, while the EU prefers substantially reformed candidates. A waiting game unfolds. Within this …

occurred in the case of the Eastern Enlargement of the EU and has involved significant diversion of migration from more … migration, namely i) restricting access to welfare and ii) adopting an EU-wide migration policy. -- migration ; enlargement …

EU leaders are well aware of the relevance of migration in the European policy agenda. Thirty-two pages out of forty …