This paper is concerned with the industrial relations implications of EMU. Specifically, it speculates about the implications of EMU for the institutions and processes involved in regulating the employment relationship, together with the outcomes in terme of pay and employment.

This paper focuses on the location effects of preferential trade areas (PTA) on non-members. More specifically, using a CGE model calibrated to real data, it focuses on the impact of tighter European integration on outsider regions. We argue that because theoretical models analysing PTAs have...

We examine the implications of a North-South trade accord wher investments in the Southern partner nation exhibit country risk. Our analysis demonstrates that North-South trade accords can serve as credibility-enhancing mechanisms that induce additional foreign capital inflows into Southern...