This book's thirteen contributions bring together the results of recent research on determinants of regional specialization, growth, and convergence in the context of European integration. They offer fresh theoretical and empirical evidence on patterns of regional production structures,...

The expanding membership of the EU means significant changes for accession countries' international trade relations, affecting imports, exports, tax revenues, government expenditures and domestic regulatory regimes. There are also significant ramifications for the EU budget. This book is a...

European politics has provided clear signals: the next round in the process of EU enlargement with the accession of the Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) will come. Since expectations concerning the costs and benefits of integration are varied, it is our aim to contribute to this...

Dieser Beitrag stellt nach einem theoretischen Überblick über die Integration von Wirtschaftsräumen empirische Arbeiten zu den makroökonomischen Auswirkungen der EU-Osterweiterung vor. Aufgrund der vier konstituierenden Grundfreiheiten der Europäischen Union wird es mit der Aufnahme der...