Is a minimum regulation efficient or not? This general question of the paper is answered by empirical evidence using cost-benefit analyses. The period technical inspection in the European Union is regulated by a minimum regulation leading to 13 different practices of roadworthiness inspection of...

Main objective of the study is to find out the socio-economic benefits and costs resulting from a change of the inspection cycle of N1 vehicles (vehicles used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes) in Belgium. The current Periodic Technical Inspection (PTI)...

Given the current Trump´s stated trade policy it is interesting how the EU has established silently in the past trade barriers. The banana regime (BR) has been one of the most politically sensitive, technically complicated and economically complex legal disputes. The BR has started after WWII...

Research joint ventures (RJV) are a third option beneath directives and action plans for European policy to establish emerging markets. Further RJV increase and strengthen European Integration and competitiveness. The paper analyzes empirically the dimensions of RJV in Europe. The automotive...