growth performance and reforms, as well as between reforms and European integration. The paper derives the range of possible …

ask whether and to what extent small is still beautiful. The internal market promises the greatest integration benefits … from utilising economies of scale. In line with the integration theory, large economies (and their large-scale businesses …) should profit more from a deeper European integration than would smaller ones. But is the size of an economy within the EU …

habits)?; (iii) how does religiosity of immigrants affect integration: is it serving as a bridge that smoothens integration … into the local population, or as a buffer against the harsh integration process?; and (iv) are the intersections between … religiosity and integration different in Europe and in the United States, due to historical differences in the state …