The cyclical pattern of labor productivity has been a subject of discussion in the economic literature for long time with important theoretical implications.Many authors point out the role of labor market institutions as determinants of the cyclical pattern. For these authors, the loss of...

An enlarged EU requires a reformulation of the basic structure that has so far characterized the EU's institutions, finances and common policies. This analysis focuses on the proposal that the EU Commission was made to reform the cohesion policy. There are significant economic implications for...

In this paper, we assess the economic impact on the Spanish economy resulting from European Union enlargement. We present a detailed analysis of the process of negotiation for candidate countries and an outline of their economic situation, as well as a first qualitative balance of the effects of...

This paper offers an empirical evaluation of the economic effects of the European Structural and Cohesion aids (or Community Support Frameworks, CSF) received since 1989, or yet to be received until 2006, by Spain, amounting to a total of almost 100 billion euros at 1999 prices. To that end, we...

In this paper we describe and analyse a demographic data base that has been gathered for several EU countries under a research project called AGIR. The project tries to establish facts and evidence on the ageing process in EU countries and relate this process with health and retirement issues....

Ageing affects individuals and nations everywhere. But a precise definition of what ageing is cannot be provided easily with regard to health aspects, social conventions and lifestyles that are intertwined with the ageing process. As a first step, the ENEPRI AGIR project has attempted to...

In this paper we explore the macroeconomic effects of the structural funds assigned to Spain in the "Agenda 2000". The total amount of these funds is 213 billions of euros for the 2000-2006 period, 18 billions of such amount corresponding to the Cohesion Fund. Spain will receive 56.6 billions of...