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Ressourcenverteilung in der EU: Eine polit-ökonomische Perspektive
Hefeker, Carsten - 2003
Das Papier diskutiert die Ausgestaltung des EU Finanzsystems aus polit-ökonomischer Perspektive. Die jetzige Form der Umverteilung lässt sich aus ökonomischer Sicht nicht nachvollziehen; vielmehr kann dies als ein System von politischen Seitenzahlungen verstanden werden. Es wird argumentiert,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295385
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Reforming pensions in Europe : economic fundamentals and political factors
Schneider, Ondřej - 2009
This paper analyzes pension reforms in Europe and their determinants. As pension reforms are intrinsically difficult to define and pinpoint, we introduce an alternative measure of pension reforms by comparing long-term forecasts of pension expenditures for seventeen European countries. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003813619
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Policy deviations, uncertainty, and the European Court of Justice
Hefeker, Carsten; Neugart, Michael - 2013
The implementation of European Union directives into national law is at the discretion of member states. We analyze incentives for member states to deviate from these directives when the European Commission may sue a defecting member state and rulings at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009722016
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Enlargements and the principles of designing EU : decision-making procedures
Widgrén, Mika - 2003
This paper examines how neutral the current EU decision-making procedures are to membership and how well they obey certain transparent general constitutional principles. The paper evaluates the performance of the procedures by strategic and classical power indices. The main emphasis in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011507661
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Restructuring the ECB
Berger, Helge; Haan, Jakob de; Inklaar, Robert - 2003
Soon, euro area membership could more than double, with the vast majority of accession countries being quite different in economic terms compared with current members. Under the current decision-making system, this can lead to high decisionmaking costs and there is a risk that monetary policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011511101
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Is a Federal European Constitution for an enlarged European Union necessary? : some preliminary suggestions using public choice analysis
Schneider, Friedrich - 2009
In order to guarantee a further successful functioning of the enlarged European Union a Federal European Constitution is proposed. Six basic elements of a future European federal constitution are developed: the European commission should be turned into an European government and the European...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003841521
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Enlargements and the principles of designing EU decision-making procedures
Widgrén, Mika - 2003
This paper examines how neutral the current EU decision-making procedures are to membership and how well they obey certain transparent general constitutional principles. The paper evaluates the performance of the procedures by strategic and classical power indices. The main emphasis in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001750273
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Restructuring the ECB
Berger, Helge; Haan, Jakob de; Inklaar, Robert - 2003
Soon, euro area membership could more than double, with the vast majority of accession countries being quite different in economic terms compared with current members. Under the current decision-making system, this can lead to high decisionmaking costs and there is a risk that monetary policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001913438
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Parliaments, public opinion and parliamentary elections in Europe
Fasone, Cristina; Fromage, Diane; Lefkofridi, Zoe - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452526
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Trump oder Harris oder ...? Worauf sich Europa einstellen muss: Szenarien für die nächste US-Präsidentschaft
Bardt, Hubertus - 2024
Wenige Monate vor der Präsidentschaftswahl in den USA hat Donald Trump gute Chancen auf eine Wiederwahl. Auf Seiten der … eingesetzt. Eine Wahl der bisherigen Vizepräsidenten Harris würde für Europa im Wesentlichen die Fortsetzung der bisherigen … diesem Fall vor großen Herausforderungen. Er würde Zölle als Druckmittel einsetzen, um kurzfristige Vorteile für die USA zu …
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