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A Prototype Model of European Integration. The Case of Austria
Breuss, Fritz - 2014
the 1990s and EU enlargement in the 2000s. Since 1995 Austria as an EU member takes part in the deepening of EU …-15 Austria celebrates several anniversaries: 25 years of the fall of the Iron Curtain and hence expansion of new market … capture the effects of the last 25 years of Austria's integration into Europe, an integration model for Austria is estimated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011435388
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Vom Bancor zum Euro: Und weiter zum Intor?
Handler, Heinz - 2008
The current paper analyses the similarities between the Bretton Woods system (BWS) and the Eurozone and looks into the future of the world monetary system. The gold standard, the Keynes Plan and the White Plan are identified as the most important sources of ideas that formed the BWS. Although...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011435241
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A chronology of Denmark's exchange-rate policy 1875-2003
Abildgren, Kim - 2004
This paper offers a fact-oriented chronology of the Danish exchange-rate policy since the introduction of the krone as the Danish currency unit in 1875.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321237
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Integration and Labour Markets in European Border Regions
Niebuhr, Annekatrin; Stiller, Silvia - 2004
Border regions are likely to play a critical role within the spatial dynamics initiated by the enlargement of the EU. This paper deals with the effects of integration on labour markets in border regions. Within the framework of different theoretical approaches, the effects of integration on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295417
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Spatial Effects of European Integration: Do Border Regions Benefit Above Average?
Niebuhr, Annekatrin - 2004
A basic result of new economic geography (NEG) models is that the proximity to consumer markets impacts wages and employment within regions. The ongoing process of European integration, being targeted on the reduction of barriers to trade and factor mobility, has presumably changed relative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295440
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Zooming Out: The Trade Effect of the EURO in Historical Perspective
Berger, Helge; Nitsch, Volker - 2005
In 1999, eleven European countries formed the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); they abandoned their national currencies and adopted a new common currency, the euro. Several recent papers argue that the introduction of the euro has led (by itself) to a sizable and statistically significant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296364
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Structural convergence of European countries
Höhenberger, Nicole; Schmiedeberg, Claudia - 2008
Building on the three-sector-hypothesis, the New Theory of Trade, and the New Economic Geography, we investigate the development of economic structures of European countries over the last three decades using employment data. We test for structural convergence which we analyze on the aggregate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300165
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Enhanced cooporation in an enlarged EU
Ahrens, Joachim; Ohr, Renate; Zeddies, Götz - 2006
The paper adresses the need for more flexibility in the integration process of the European Union after its recent eastward enlargement. Due to the increasing number of decision-makers and the increasing heterogeneity of economic structures, financial constraints, societal preferences, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300190
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Harmonization and tax competition: Efficiency versus fairness
Izquierdo Llanes, Gregorio - 1999
Der vorliegende Aufsatz untersucht unter anderem die Effekte zweier klassischer Prinzipien der internationalen Kapitalbesteuerung auf die Gerechtigkeit und die Effizienz: das Bestimmungslandund das Ursprungslandprinzip. Weiterhin werden die Harmonisierungs- und die Steuerwettbewerbspolitik in...
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Europe integrates less than you think: Evidence from the market for corporate control in Europe and the US
Umber, Marc P.; Grote, Michael H.; Frey, Rainer - 2010
National borders are still strong barriers for mergers and acquisitions in Europe. We estimate a gravity equation model based on NUTS 2-regions and find that the restraining impact of national borders decreased by about a third between 1990 and 2007. However, there has been no significant change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302763