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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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Spillover effects of credit default risk in the euro area and the effects on the euro : a GVAR approach

Bettendorf, Timo - 2016

During the 2008 financial crisis, increasing risk and spillovers became a main concern for policy makers and banks. In addition, changes in sovereign and bank risk are believed to have had strong effects on world-wide exchange rates. This paper aims to analyze these dynamics empirically. We...

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The evaluation of the efficacy of the R&D European funds in Piedmont

Fantino, Davide; Cannone, Giusy - 2010

This paper provides some empirical evidence of the impact of two policy measures, aiming at supporting innovative activity of small and medium firms in Piedmont. Both measures use European Structural Funds, but are managed at a regional level. Measure 2.1b, a concessional loan aiming at...

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Economic regions based on the agglomeration economics : an evaluation for the Spanish case. : 51th European Congress of the Regional Science Association International, New Challeng...

Rubiera Morollón, Fernando; Viñuela, Ana - 2011

What is region? From an economic point of view, a region is a unit in which capital and labour move freely and goods and services are totally open to trade with other regions without any frontiers or limitations. The openness of the regions and their interaction with other regions are their main...

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