Summary We analyze the spatial interaction among regions in North America and in Western Europe. We use a gravity model … structure than that of Europe. We argue that this relates to different types of institutional arrangements with effects on the …

span from 1995 to 2007. The continued lack of full integration is also evidenced by heterogeneity inside Europe. This … existing lack of integration in Europe may not be a result of missing institutional reforms. In the Poisson estimations, the …As, in Europe, many institutional reforms have been undertaken to establish an economic union, it can be expected that …

of the Atlantic - Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to identify … populations in the receiving countries, both in Europe and in the United States; and (b) while in the United States the … religiosity of immigrants serves as a bridge between the immigrants and the local population, in Europe it has mainly the function …

of the Atlantic - Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to identify … populations in the receiving countries, both in Europe and in the United States; and (b) while in the United States the … religiosity of immigrants serves as a bridge between the immigrants and the local population, in Europe it has mainly the function …

project. Overall, these results are consistent with the long standing view that economic integration reduces firms' market …