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Institutional differences, economic integration and regional growth : general theme T

Geerdink, Carlie; Stauvermann, Peter - 2013

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From periphery to core : economic adjustments to high speed rail

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Feddersen, Arne - 2010 - Version: September 2010

This paper presents evidence that high speed rail systems, by bringing economic agents closer together, sustainably promote economic activity within regions that enjoy an increase in accessibility. Our results on the one hand confirm expectations that have led to huge public investments into...

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Common currency, common market?

Friberg, Richard - 2003

Does the common currency promote goods market integration within the EMU? We argue that such an effect is likely, but that the mechanism typically proposed lover costs of arbitrage because of increased price transparency is likely to be of minor importance. Instead we sketch a duopoly model...

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Thoughts on a fiscal union in EMU

Gadatsch, Niklas; Hollmayr, Josef; Stähler, Nikolai - 2016

Using an estimated large-scale New-Keynesian model, we assess welfare and business cycle consequences of a fiscal union within EMU. We differentiate between three different scenarios: public revenue equalisation, tax harmonisation and a centralised fiscal authority. Relative to the status quo,...

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Effectiveness of structural funds : microlevel perspective (case of Slovakia)

Šipikal, Miroslav - 2011

Cohesion policy and regional policy as a main part of cohesion policy are the most important policies of European Union. This could also be view from the volume of financial resources allocated for these policies. One of the main current research issues is analyzing efficiency and effectiveness...

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Strategies to innovate in SMEs : analyzing the key factors of internationalization and interaction in Basque and Sicilian firms : 53th European Regional Science Association (ERSA)...

Cermelli, Massimo; Asso, Pier Francesco; Pipitone, Vito - 2013

The increasing openness of economies and the phenomenon of globalization has led to know-how and innovation becoming the key factors for business in terms of competitiveness. Thus, the fact that the activities and services are increasingly innovative means that the construction of innovation is...

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Is the European R&D network homogeneous? : distinguishing relevant network communities using graph theoretic and spatial interaction modeling approaches

Barber, Michael J.; Scherngell, Thomas - 2010

activities in a given community. The European coverage is achieved by using data on 255 NUTS-2 regions of the 25 pre-2007 EU …

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Integration in the European Research Area by means of the European Framework Programmes : findings from Eigenvector filtered spatial interaction models

Scherngell, Thomas; Lata, Rafael - 2011

One of the main goals of the European Research Area (ERA) concept is to improve coherence and integration across the European research landscape by removing barriers for collaborative knowledge production in a European system of innovation. The cornerstone of policy instruments in this context...

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Real income convergence between Central Eastern and Western Europe : past, present, and prospects : paper presented at the 33rd CIRET (Centre for International Research on Economic...

Matkowski, Zbigniew; Prochniak, Mariusz; Rapacki, Ryszard - 2016

joined the European Union (EU11) and 15 countries of Western Europe (EU15) in the period 1993-2015. The evolution of the … 2000-2007, just before and after the EU's major enlargement. This suggests that the increasing economic integration … average GDP per capita level seen in Western Europe. The third scenario, based on a long-term economic forecast for the EU …

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Is consumption-Laffer curve hump-shaped? : the role of VAT evasion

Vasilev, Aleksandar - 2016

This paper shows a standard RBC model, when augmented with a VAT evasion channel, where evasion depends on the consumption tax rate, can produce a hump-shaped consumption Laffer curve. Furthermore, when the evasion channel is turned off, the hump in the Laffer curve disappears, resulting in a...

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