This paper aims to provide a flexible methodological framework to estimate import demandmodels, which explicitly considers the stochastic properties of data and the endogenous/exogenousnature of some variables. The French imports of virgin olive oil have been used as a case study withSpain,...

The aim of this contribution is to examine how the French and theGerman positions on agricultural policy have developed since thefoundation of the EEC and what the driving forces were behind. The“general consensus” underlying the EEC treaty, and according towhich the common market would be...

[Introduction]. The following essay analyses how the industrial relations actors of the German and French automotive industry, exemplified with particular reference to Volkswagen and Renault, mediate the pressure which has been induced through the increasing globalisation of production...

This paper examines European public research and development (R&D) subsidies that support precompetitive development (PCD), which is R&D up to and including a prototype. The research seeks to determine How effective these subsidies have been and whether European practice has been influenced by...

This paper examines European public research and development (R&D) subsidies that support precompetitive development (PCD), which is R&D up to and including a prototype. The research seeks to determine How effective these subsidies have been and whether European practice has been influenced by...

Summary. Controversies over “national champions” in Europe raise the question of where exactly is “home” for a modern corporation. This survey of Europe’s 100 largest listed companies shows that their home market is increasingly Europe as a whole rather than any particular country...