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This paper examines the economic effects of the opening of the former Soviet Union. The analysis carried out in the paper is two-fold. First we simulate the impact of the eastern enlargement of the EU and, second, we analyse how deeper integration between the EU and FSU contributes to this. The...
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Drawing on recent work on the creation and breakup of countries, this paper examines the impact of economic and political integration on the vertical government structure. It argues that by increasing the market size and the benefits from the decentralized provision of public goods, integration...
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The regional voting pattern of the Swedish EU-membership referendum is analyzed to determine voters' preferences over two fiscal regimes: an autonomous Sweden, or Sweden as part of the EU. A major difference between these regimes is that autonomy gives greater national discretion to handle...
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peaceful new border the EU has been sharing with Russia since 1995. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, it became both a site … the Northern Dimension, cross-border cooperation contributed to the growing regionalisation of the EU-Russia “strategic …
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This report analyses the political risks of Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine from a foreign firm's point of view … problematic situation. All in all, political risk remains elevated in Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. …. Russia's increasing economic nationalism means increasing investment risk for foreign investors. The political climate in …
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