three decades. These could, in my view, challenge the first principles upon which the EU economic integration process and … to critically reflect on the role and the specificity of the EU integration process, in the context of the broader … EU economic integration process, from its incipiency, and explores its theoretical linkages with trade theory (the law of …

Even when labor mobility is low, international integration affects labor markets by making jobs more mobile. This runs … via product market integration, which is an essential element of European integration. Increasing job mobility affects the …

recognition clauses in trade agreements, case studies of the specific experience of the EU internal market, the Trans …-Tasman arrangement, and the MRA between the US and the EU of 1998, and an extensive review of the literature. …

This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact the EU Single Market Program has exerted on market power and total … of being affected by the removal of non-tariff barriers within EU boundaries, we are able to control for other economic … announcement of the reform project. Overall, these results are consistent with the long standing view that economic integration …

quality. The analysis is set in the background of the process of regional integration between the European Union (EU) and its … neighbouring developing countries. The underlying question is whether trade integration fosters or dampens learning and … technological upgrading. We find that unit values of exports from these countries to the EU rose steadily between 1988 and 1996 …

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This paper empirically examines whether expansion of the EU has increased international tax competition. To do so, we … studies, we find robust evidence for tax competition. In particular, our estimates suggest that EU membership affects … responses with EU members responding more to the tax rates of other members. This lends credence to the above-noted concerns. …