international firms and systematically important non-banking financial institutions. EU on the basis of reports Larosière Commission …

In this paper we look at the evolution of the R&D intensity gap between the EU and its major competitors using data … the EU and its major competitors (US, Japan, BRIC, Asian Tigers) and then we look more closely at the role and evolution … on the EU-US R&D intensity gap and, by applying firm level econometric analysis, we test whether the results obtained by …

seriously amiss with EU labor markets. The theme of this piece issimple. Compared to an ideal competitive market, EU labor … markets fall seriously short, butcompared to labor markets in the US and to other markets in advanced capitalist countries,EU … labor markets do not live up to their awful press. The variety of labor market institutionsamong EU countries, moreover …

Within the EU France devotes to defence the largest financial and human resources although it is not the richest …

consideration, we use the balanced panel of 14 EU countries from 1995 to 2006 in order to provide some evidences that could support …

international competition from EU, Japan, and later from China and the other emerging economies had played a pivotal role in the …-term harmful effects for the global economy. In addition, the inability of the EU to establish an optimal currency area has …