The accession of ten new members to the European Union on May 1st 2004 is among the most significant developments in the history of European integration. Based upon studies conducted by the European Forecasting Network, this book analyses key aspects of the impact of this recent enlargement with...

The іmpact of іnternatіonal fіnancіal reportіng of SMEs on economіc performance contіnues to be one of the most debated іssues among іnternatіonal economіsts. Theoretіcal models have іdentіfіed a number of channels through whіch іntеlernаlatіonаlal fіnancіal reportіng of...

Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) has transformed Europe and has created an integrated pan-European economy. Much research has focused on understanding this integration process and what benefits and costs it entails. This paper identifies a political economy channel of EMU as the monetary union...