The three essays of this dissertation contribute to the measurement of European economic integration and investigate the welfare effects of the European countries. The first study presents a newly developed index – the EU Index – which measures the extent of economic integration into the...

Over the past decade European economic integration has seen considerable institutional success, but the economic performance of the EU has been varied. While macroeconomic stability has improved and an emphasis on cohesion preserved, the EU economic system has not delivered satisfactory growth...

Auf der Tagung in Dresden standen neben dem Stand und der Strategie von MOE-Ländern für den EU-Beitritt auch allgemeinere Themen auf der Tagesordnung; z.B. Fragen wie der Technologietransfer zu verbessern ist oder ob die technologische Entwicklung zu einer Beschleunigung des...